Bereavement Services and Information

Losing a loved one is an incredibly difficult and challenging experience. UCSF Medical Center has a number of resources available to help you with the most common and confusing decisions faced by families and friends after the death of a loved one.

Social workers can provide emotional support and assist with referrals to counseling and support groups. Chaplains from many faiths are available for spiritual guidance. Our Patient Relations Department can help with planning after the death of a loved one.

For more information, please call:

Social Work, (415) 353-1504
Patient Relations, (415) 353-1936
Spiritual Care, (415) 353-1941 at Parnassus and Mount Zion and (415) 514-4200 at Mission Bay

Bereavement Services and Information:

• Planning for Burial or Cremation
  How to plan for burial or cremation and memorials, including a directory of local funeral homes and cremation services
• Practical Tasks Following Death
  Who to notify, important documents to compile and other tasks following a death
• Grief, Bereavement and Healing
  Understanding the process of grief, how to get help and how to support children through grief
• Books and Movies About Loss
  Books and movies for adults, children and teens going through grief
• Bereavement Resources and Services
  Local and national resources that provide support groups, individual counseling, 24-hour hotlines and other services for adults and teens in grief