Warren S. Browner, MD, MPH is the CEO of California Pacific Medical Center, the largest hospital in San Francisco and part of the Sutter Health system. He is a long-time resident of the city, having moved here in 1975 to attend medical school at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He also received an MPH from Berkeley. Both his children (Elise and Michael) were born and raised here.
Warren trained in internal medicine and clinical epidemiology. He practiced as a general internist for many years at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, where he was on the UCSF faculty; he still holds an appointment as an Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics. Warren is engaged in research focusing on the genetics of human longevity and frailty. He has also studied the association between osteoporosis and other diseases, including atherosclerosis and breast cancer.
You can find him in his gym clothes most Saturdays around 1 PM buying produce at the farmer’s market on 24th Street in Noe Valley.
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January 24, 2010 at 2:50 p01
Christina
Congratulations on the blog!
…and thank you for thinking “outside the box.”
February 10, 2010 at 2:50 p02
Laura
Thank you for humanizing yourself. I look forward to reading more.
April 2, 2010 at 2:50 p04
Luis Iglesias
I am VERY inspired by your comments about the Health Care Reform.
Thanks,
Luis Iglesias
April 9, 2010 at 2:50 p04
Mary Nilan
I appreciate all the information you share on the updates-it’s timely, helpful, understandable and salient.
thank you
April 24, 2010 at 2:50 p04
Philip C.
I’ve been meaning to write since I received the Spring issue of Beyond Medicine. I recognized St. Boniface immediately upon seeing the cover and was delighted to learn of CPMC’s support of St. Anthony’s Foundation and De Marillac Academy. Now I’ve skimmed your blog and like it very much.
I have a question: When will CPMC make medical records available to patients on the Internet like Kaiser Permanente does? I get regular blood draws and it would be so much easier to access the results via the Internet rather than waiting for someone to print and mail the results.
May 6, 2010 at 2:50 p05
warrenmd
Philip – Sorry for the delay in response. At this time, the focus of Sutter Health’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementation within San Francisco is with the physicians practicing in Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation outpatient clinics. We are currently rolling out the EHR within those clinics and expect to begin offering an online view of the Patient Health Record, called My Sutter Online, later this year. CPMC has not yet installed the EHR, but when it does the plan will also include patient access to hospital-based electronic health records.
May 1, 2010 at 2:50 p05
Al Jones MD
Congratulations on your CEO position. Your John Belzer has replaced both of my shoulders and is truely an outstanding Surgeon. Al Jones Prof. Emeritus Medicine and Anatomy UCSF
May 6, 2010 at 2:50 p05
Genie Gee
Just a question. Seeing as how the economy is and that many of our employees are asked to take furlough days, I just don’t understand how the cafeteria can charge $1.20 for a can of soda. This is outrageous. Can’t something be done about this. Also, they have taken away hot dogs, for our health so they say. There are days when that is the only good item to choose from. They do serve hot links in the morning, is that so much healthier than a hot dog for lunch?
May 7, 2010 at 2:50 p05
warrenmd
I asked George Chrysiliou, the manager of the cafeteria and food services at our Davies Campus, about the issues raised in this comment. This is what George replied: ” “Though we recognize the financial hardships that are affecting us all, it has been more than two years since our last price adjustment was implemented. Since that time, our food and supply costs have increased more than 20%. As a retail service, we have had to pass some of this cost on to our customers. We are in the process of optimizing our selection of healthy food options in our Cafes in response to customer comments, most of which were offered by concerned health care providers. We will continue to offer hot dogs periodically for special promotions. We understand that this may inconvenience some of our loyal patrons, and we do apologize for that. We appreciate the support of our customers and look forward to the ongoing exchange of ideas as we proceed with our efforts to provide fresher menu options.”
I hope that answers your questions.
July 27, 2010 at 2:50 p07
Helen Dannelly
I enjoy reading your blog. Thank you for taking the time to write it. I find it informative, thoughtful and optimistic.
October 15, 2010 at 2:50 p10
Alan B.
One thing that I have noticed at all of our cafeterias is that at the end of the day, there is plenty of food left over that is being thrown away. In my opinion, if you lowered your prices, you would have more people eating at the cafeterias. If you factor in more people eating but paying less for the meal, the bottom line would about the same. Also, you might take a lesson from Safeway. There reason that they have their “buy one and get one free” specials or their special reduced prices on certain items, is to get people into their businesses. They have found that people not only come in to buy the items on sale but buy other non-sale items as well. The same situation could apply to our cafeterias. Just a thought.
March 18, 2012 at 2:50 p03
David Wardell
I had a heart and kidney transplant at CPMC in 2000. It was a life saving experience and the doctors,nurses, aids…in fact, all staff were fantastic. I received outstanding care. I was big booster of CPMC and I volunteered there for two years. Several weeks ago I received shocking news about the transplant program and you know what I’m talking about.
I hope that CPMC will not abandon those who were transplanted there. I am in a relatively deep state of depression now as I face an uncertain future. I’d like to hear a commitment from you as to what you envision for the future of the Heart Transplant program at CPMC.
March 19, 2012 at 2:50 p03
warrenmd
Thanks for the comment David. We are very proud of our heart transplant program and the great work that we have done over many years. We are also delighted that Dr. Leslie Campbell is now serving as the Medical Director of the heart transplant program, joining our surgeons Drs. Egrie and Avery, in continuing to serve all our patients. Dr. Campbell brings a wealth of experience to the role having been trained at Emory University School of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
While change is always difficult we are confident that patients will find that the same great care they have always received at CPMC will continue to be provided to them. A letter detailing how we are meeting these changes has already been sent out and that will hopefully answer any questions and address any concerns that people may have.
WB
March 20, 2012 at 2:50 p03
David Wardell
Thank you Dr. Browner for addressing my concerns.
David Wardell