Resources in Our Area

Albany, OR

Phone support only

Contact Judy Starr for more information.

Phone: 541-926-9758

Bellingham

Health Support Center - Directions
1212 Indian Street
Bellingham, WA 98225

Meets: 3rd Mon/mo, 6:30PM

Contact Alice Eis for more information.

Phone: 360-671-6181

Coeur D'alene, ID

Kootenai Medical Center Classrooms

Meets: 1st Sat./mo, 9-10:30AM

Contact Sarah for more information.

Phone: 208-651-1788

Coos Bay/North Bend, OR

South Coast HepC, South Coast Hospice - Directions
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, OR 97420

Meets: 3rd Tues/mo, 6:30PM

Contact Craig for more information.

Phone: 541-888-3981

Everett

Phone support only

Contact Scott McKillop for more information.

Phone: 425-339-0888

Lincoln City, OR

Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital, Education Conf. Rm.

Meets: 3rd Tues/mo, 6:30PM

Contact Leah Fones for more information.

Phone: 541-996-7222

Longview

Cowlitz County Health Dept. - Directions
1952 - 9th Ave
Longview, WA 98632

Meets: 4th Wed/mo, 6PM

Contact Karen or LeAnne for more information.

Phone: 360-414-5599

Milwaukie, OR

- Directions
4811 SE Jennings
Milwaukie, OR 97267

Meets: 2nd Wed/mo, 7-9PM

Contact Hank Mills for more information.

Phone: 503-353-8808
Email: Milwaukie, OR

Monroe

Phone support only

Contact Connie Sawyer for more information.

Phone: 360-793-3360

Portland, OR

Good Samaritan Medical Center, Neurological Sciences Center, 2nd Floor Devers Conference Room - Directions
1040 NW 22nd Ave
Portland, OR 97210

Meets: 3rd Tues/mo, 5:30-7PM

Contact Legacy Community Health Education for more information.

Phone: 503-413-7348

Rogue HCV Support Group

The Smullin Center - Directions
Room # 103 RVMC Campus 2935 E. Barnett Rd
Medford, OR

Meets: 1st & 3rd Sun/mo 6:30PM - 8:00PM

Contact Dee for more information.

Phone: (541) 944-4668
Email: Rogue HCV Support Group

Roseburg, OR

HIV Resource Center - Directions
832 NW Highland St.
Roseburg, OR 97470

Meets: 2nd Thurs/mo, 6-7:30PM

Phone: 541-440-2761, 9-3 M-F
Web: www.harmreductioncenter.org

Seattle

HEP Resource Center - Directions
911 Western Ave #302
Seattle, WA 98104

Meets: 10-11:30

There is a Hepatitis Support Group that meets at the Hepatitis Education Project on the last Saturday of every month from 10:00 – 11:30. Patients may need to call the office upon arrival that morning to be let in the main entrance.

Phone: 206-732-0311

Seattle (Central)

Dunshee House - Directions
303 17th Ave E.
Seattle, WA 98112

Meets: Every Tues, 6-7:30PM

Contact Jamie MacKay for more information.

Phone: 206-322-2437

Seattle Holistic, on hiatus

Shelton

Call for times

Contact Pam Madsen for more information.

Phone: 360-426-4517

South King County/Burien

Phone support only

Contact Sara Amber for more information.

Phone: 206-732-0311
Email: South King County/Burien

Spokane

New Horizon Counseling Services in the HASAP room - Directions
504 E 2nd Ave
Spokane, WA 99202

Meets: Thursday from 6-7:30PM

Contact Jeannie Miffitt for more information.

Phone: 509-323-2842

Tacoma

TACID - Directions
6315 S 19th street
Tacoma, WA 98466

Meets: 4th Wed/mo, 6:30-8:30PM

Phone: 206-732-0311

Wenatchee, WA

The Richard Tucker Memorial Hepatitis C Support Network at Wellness Place Annex - Directions
1610 5th Street
Wenatchee, WA 98801

Meets: 1st & 3rd Wed/mo. 1st Wed at 2:00pm. 3rd Wed at 6:00pm

For more information please visit the support group's website

Contact Joseph Risenhoover for more information.

Phone: 509-668-8118 (509-662-6069)
Email: Wenatchee, WA

Whidbey Island

Whidbey General Hospital
Phone support only

Contact Janis Shurr for more information.

Phone: 360-678-6095

Yakima

Wellness House - Directions
210 S. 11th Ave, Ste 40
Yakima, WA 98902

Meets: 4th Mon/mo, 7-9PM

Contact Tom for more information.

Phone: 509-972-2471
Email: Yakima

Yakima/Sunnyside

Phone support only

Contact Charla Hanks for more information.

Phone: 509-837-8902

Virginia Mason

Gastroenterology - Directions
1201 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101-2795

Virginia Mason's Section of Gastroenterology is nationally and internationally recognized as one of the top gastroenterology departments. U.S. News & World Report has repeatedly ranked the section as one of the top 30 in the United States. Our research program looks closely into how to continuously improve our patients' well-being as they are being treated for diseases and disorders of the stomach, colon, liver, and pancreas.

The Liver Center at the Digestive Disease Institute at Virginia Mason Medical Center is currently accepting enrollment for the following:

- A study of INT-747 Monotherapy in patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)

- A study of INT-747 Monotherapy in patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) -Long-Term Safety Extension

For more information about the above trials, please contact Cheryl Saunders, Clinical Research Coordinator: 206-341-1786 or cheryl.saunders@vmmc.org

- Boceprevir and Peginterferon/Ribavirin for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in Treatment-Naïve Subjects: A Comparison of Erythropoietin Use Versus Ribavirin Dose Reduction for the Management of Anemia

For more information about this Hepatitis C trial, please contact Sarah Ackermann, Clinical Research Coordinator: 206-341-1295 or sarah.ackermann@vmmc.org

Web: www.virginiamason.org/digestive

Transplant Living

Web: http://transplantliving.org/

Unos

Web: http://www.unos.org/

Hepatitis Web Study

www.hepwebstudy.org

The Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center and the University of Washington are pleased to announce the release of Hepatitis Web Study (www.hepwebstudy.org). This web site features interactive case studies covering a broad array of topics related to the clinical care of persons with viral hepatitis. Each topic includes case studies, discussion points, high-quality illustrations and graphics, references, and links. In addition, the site offers free CME and CNE credit. For more information about the Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, please visit www.seattleSTDHIVPTC.org.

The site is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

SHIBA Helpline

SHIBA HelpLine is a free, confidential, impartial counseling resource sponsored by the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Extensively trained volunteer advisors assist and advocate for consumers regarding their rights and options, and offer up-to-date information on private health insurance, public programs, health care access, prescription access, and other topics. They answer questions, make referrals, provide information on companies, help evaluate and compare policies, assist with billings and appeals, make public presentations, and more. One-on-one and group help is offered free of charge, in hundreds of Washington communities statewide, in a variety of languages, and to people of all ages. Last year SHIBA HelpLine served over 120,000 people, saving consumers nearly $1 million.

Phone: 1-800-562-6900

The Hepatitis Education Project

The Maritime Building - Directions
911 Western Ave #302
Seattle, WA 98104

The mission of the Hepatitis Education Project is to help raise awareness among patients, medical personnel and the public of the facts concerning hepatitis patients and the resources available to help those who live with the disease.

Contact Sara Amber for more information.

Phone: 206-732-0311
Web: http://www.hepeducation.org/