Resources in Our Delaware Valley Area

Delaware Valley Hepatitis Support Group

Fairmount Health Center - (Directions)
1420 Fairmount Avenue (corner of Broad Street)
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Meets: 2nd Thursday of each month, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Location Special Instructions: Ring the bell for admission at the double doors at 1420 Fairmount Avenue. You will be directed to the elevator to the 2nd floor. Light refreshments will be provided. Ample free street parking is available.

Phone: 215.707.5029
Email: Delaware Valley Hepatitis Support Group

DELCO Hep C Connection

Lower Chichester Community Center - Service Room - (Directions)
Market Street at I95 and Rt 452
Lower Chichester, PA 19061

Meets: 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Contact Donna Mc Fall for more information.

Phone: 1-866-739-1126
Email: DELCO Hep C Connection

Eastern PA:
Eastern PA - Hep C Coalition

Pocono Medical Center - (Directions)
265 East Brown Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

Meets: 1st Monday of each month, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Email: Eastern PA - Hep C Coalition

Hepatitis C Support group

Warminster Hospital - (Directions)
225 Newtown Road
Main Meeting Room
Warminster, PA 18974

Meets: 2nd Monday of each month, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Phone: 215.441.6794
Email: Hepatitis C Support group

Hershey Support Group

Hershey Medical Center - (Directions)
University Physicians Center II
Palmyra, PA 17078

Meets: 1st Thursday of each month, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Meeting Location Special Instructions: Room 1010

Contact Beth for more information.

Phone: 717.540.0521
Email: Hershey Support Group

Lehigh Valley Hepatitis C Support Group

Medical Plaza Building, #325 - (Directions)
4th and Chew Streets
Allentown, PA 18105

Meets: 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:30pm

Meeting Location Special Instructions: Room 3A/B, 2nd Floor

Email: Lehigh Valley Hepatitis C Support Group

Central & Southern New Jersey:
Mercer County Hepatitis Support Group

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton - (Directions)
Whitehorse-Hamilton Square and Klockner Roads
OSB Conference Room - just off main entrance
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690

Meets: 1st and 3rd Sunday each month

Support and education for individuals affected by hepatitis. Supporters and family members are encouraged to attend.

Contact Peggy for more information.

Phone: 609.903.8524

Monmouth County Support Group

Jersey Shore Wellness Fitness Center - (Directions)
2020 State Highway #33
Neptune, NJ 07753

Meets: 3rd Thursday of each month, 7:00 pm - 8:45pm

Meeting Location Special Instructions: 2nd floor

Phone: 732.974.5797
Email: Monmouth County Support Group

New Jersey:
Ocean County Support Group

Medical Center of Ocean County - (Directions)
425 Jack Martin Boulevard
Brick, NJ 08724

Meets: 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:00pm - 8:45pm

Phone: 732.974.5797
Email: Ocean County Support Group

South Jersey & Greater Philadelphia Region:
South Jersey Hepatitis C Support Group

Good For Life Wellness Center - (Directions)
340 South Egg Harbor Road
Hammonton, NJ 08037

Meets: 3rd Tuesday of the month - 6:00pm

A support group open to all hepatitis C patients.

Providing both emotional and educational support.

Contact Lisa for more information.

Phone: 609.965.1871- - Lisa (610.668.0152 - - Delaware Valley Chapter)
Email: South Jersey Hepatitis C Support Group

South Jersey:
South Jersey Liver Disease Support Group

Barry Brown Education Building - (Directions)
106 Carnie Boulevard (Evesham Road)
Voorhees, NJ 08043

Meets: 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7:00pm - 9:30pm

Meeting Location Special Instructions: Next to Virtua Hospital

Email: South Jersey Liver Disease Support Group

ClinicalTrials.gov

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Einstein Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation

Albert Einstein Medical Center - (Directions)
5501 Old York Road
Philadelphia, PA 19141

One of several liver transplant programs in the Delaware Valley area.

Phone: 1-800-EINSTEIN
Web: www.einstein.edu/yourhealth/liver/article8563.html

Liver Transplant Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - (Directions)
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

One of several liver transplant programs in the Delaware Valley area.

Phone: 215-590-1000
Web: www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/service.jsp?id=26711

Lourdes Health System Liver Transplant Program

Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center - (Directions)
1600 Haddon Avenue
Camden, NJ 08103

One of several liver transplant programs in the Delaware Valley area.

Phone: 856.757.3500
Web: www.lourdesnet.org/services/liver.php

Penn Transplant Center Liver Transplant Program

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - (Directions)
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

One of several liver transplant programs in the Delaware Valley area.

Phone: 800-789-PENN (7366)
Web: pennhealth.com/transplant/liver/

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Liver Transplant Program (inactive *)

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

One of several liver transplant programs in the Delaware Valley area.

Phone: 215-427-6779
Web: www.stchristophershospital.com/CWSContent/stchristophershospital/ourServices/medicalServices/liver.h

The Liver Biliary and Pancreas Center at Hahnemann University Hospital

Hahnemann University Hospital - (Directions)
Broad and Vine Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19102

One of several liver transplant programs in the Delaware Valley area.

Phone: 215-762-3900
Web: www.hahnemannhospital.com/CWSContent/hahnemannhospital/ourServices/medicalServices/Liver+Program.htm

Thomas Jefferson Liver Transplant Program

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - (Directions)
111 South 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

One of several local liver transplant programs.

Note: the American Liver Foundation does not recommend any particular program, but lists them here for ease of patient research.

Phone: 215-955-8900
Web: www.jeffersonhospital.org/transplant/liver/

Transplant Experience web site

Excellent web site describing the overall transplant experience, including patient first hand stories.

Web: www.transplantexperience.com/

UNOS: The Liver Transplant Process and Nationwide Transplant Centers

UNOS maintained web site with details about the liver, allocation rules, transplant centers.

Web: www.optn.org/organDatasource/about.asp?display=Liver

UNOS: United Network for Organ Sharing

UNOS is the national government contractor for organ donation and transplant allocation and maintains this excellent web site with everything about the process.

Extensive data is available here for locating transplant centers and understand the process whereby livers are allocated to patients on the national waiting list (prioritized by MELD score, which is explained on this site also).

Web: unos.org