Children's Health Center (6M)

multiple medical building at zuckerberg general hospital

We provide comprehensive, high-quality pediatric care for children, adolescents, and young adults.

We have staff who speak:

English
Spanish
Cantonese
Mandarin
Vietnamese
Thai

If you don't speak English, English is your second language, you have impaired vision or some degree of deafness we have interpreters available at no cost. Please ask your doctor, nurse, or a staff member to call an interpreter for you.

Getting here

Go to the main hospital (Building 5). Take the elevators to the 6th floor. Follow the signs to 6M Children’s Health Center. Check-in upon arrival.
To find out more information on public transit, parking, and accessibility, please visit ZSFG's transportation page: https://zuckerbergsanfranciscogeneral.org/patient-visitor-resources/get…

Age Eligibility

Pediatric Primary Care: birth to 24 years, but will only accept new patients up to 17 years old
Pediatric Urgent Care: age 18 and under

Pediatric Primary Care Services

In addition to full scope services with a medical provider, our primary care patients have access to:

vaccination appointments
lab appointments
behavioral health services
navigation help with social needs (like food, housing and employment)
breastfeeding support
developmental assessment
nutritional services.

Specialized Children's Health Services

Other specialized children's health services available by appointment or with a referral from the patient's primary care provider include:

newborn clinic
asthma/allergy
cardiology
dermatology
developmental pediatrics
neurology
obesity/healthy lifestyles
special needs

Our clinic also provides:

mental health evaluations
referrals
management including conditions such as depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Other specialties may be available at ZSFG in partnership with our adult medical colleagues.

Our patients also benefit from specialty consultations from UCSF https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/clinics

HealthySteps and Health Advocates

Our clinic is a HealthySteps site. This means patients from birth through age five can get extra support to help their family thrive. The HealthySteps team gives extra help around:

parenting questions
connecting with community partners
supporting parents around their own health and basic needs

Primary Care patients of all ages at the CHC can be connected to the Health Advocates. The Health Advocates team connects families with community programs that assist with needs like:

not having enough food
housing conditions
needing employment
other financial help.

The Health Advocates check in with families after a visit via phone to ensure the successful connection to the resources they need.

More information at https://healthadvocates.ucsf.edu/

Bridges Clinic

Transitioning to a new place and culture can be challenging. 6M Bridges Clinic offers support services to help newcomers (regardless of insurance or documentation status) feel at home in San Francisco. We aim to promote your family's health and well-being by working with our unique team of Family Navigators to connect you with dental care, mental health, legal and other community resources for your family.

View flyers for more information:

Note: if you already have documented asylee or refugee status, please visit SFDPH Newcomers Clinic.