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Directory of Poison Control Centers

Following is a list (as of June 2000) of state or regional Poison Centers. The telephone numbers are subject to change, so please take the steps to confirm that the correct number is listed for your location and check it periodically.

ALABAMA

Alabama Poison Center, Tuscaloosa
408-A Paul Bryant Drive
Tuscaloosa AL 35401
800-462-0800 (AL only)
205-345-0600

Regional Poison Control Center
The Children's Hospital Of Alabama
1600-7th Avenue South
Birmingham AL 35233-1711
800-292-6678 (AL only)
205-939-9201
205-933-4050

ALASKA

Oregon Poison Center
Oregon Health Sciences University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
CB550
Portland, OR 97201
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

ARIZONA

Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center
Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room #3204-K
1501 North Campbell Avenue
Tucson AZ 85724
800-362-0101 (AZ only)
520-626-6016

Banner Poison Control Center
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
1111 East McDowell
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

Samaritan Regional Poison Center
Teleservices Department
1441 North 12th Street
Phoenix AZ 85724
800-362-0101 (AZ only)
602-253-3334

ARKANSAS 

Statewide Poison Control Drug Information Center
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
College of Pharmacy
4301 West Markham Street
Little Rock AR 72201
800-376-4766 (statewide)
501-686-5540

CALIFORNIA

Central California Regional Poison Control Center
Valley Children's Hospital
3141 North Millbrook, 1N31
Fresno CA 93703
800-876-4766 (Central CA only)

San Diego Regional Poison Center
UCSD Medical Center
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego CA 92103-8925
800-876-4766 (in 619  area code only)
619-543-6300

San Francisco Bay Area Regional Poison Control Center
San Francisco General Hospital
1001 Porter Ave, Building 80, Room 230
San Francisco CA 94110
800-876-4766 (CA only)

Santa Clara Valley Regional Poison Center
Valley Health Center- Suite 310
750 South Bascom Avenue
San Jose CA 95128
800-662-9886 (CA only)

University of California, Davis, Medical Center
Regional Poison Control Center
2315 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento CA 95817
800-876-4766 (Northern CA only)
916-227-1400

COLORADO

Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
1001 Yosemite Street, Suite 200
Denver, CO 80230-6800
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (303) 739-1127 (TDD/TYY)

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut Poison Control Center
University of Connecticut, Health Center
Farmington CT 06032
800-343-2722 (CT only)

DELAWARE

Delaware Valley Regional Poison Control Center
One Children's Center

34th & Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia PA 19104
800-722-7112 (outside 215 area code)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

National Capital Poison Center
George Washington University
3201 New Mexico  NW, Suite 310
Washington DC 20006
202-625-3333
202-362-8563 (TTY)

FLORIDA

The Florida Poison Information Center and Toxicology Resource Center
Tampa General Hospital
Post Office Box 1289
Tampa FL 33601
800-282-3171 (Florida)
813-253-4444

Florida Poison Information Center-Jacksonville
University of Florida Health Science Center-Jacksonville
655 West Eighth Street
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; 1-800-282-3171 (TTY/TDD)

AAPCC Certified
Florida Poison Information Center-Miami
University of Miami School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
PO Box 016960 (R-131)
Miami, FL 33101
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

AAPCC Certified
Florida Poison Information Center-Tampa
Tampa General Hospital
Post Office Box 1289
Tampa, FL 33601
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

GEORGIA

Georgia Poison Center
Hugh Spalding Children's Hospital
Grady Health System
80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE
P.O. Box 26066
Atlanta, GA 30335-3801
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (404) 616-9287 (TDD)

HAWAII

Hawaii Poison Center
Kapiolani-Children's Medical Center
1319 Punahou Street
Honolulu HI 96826
800-362-3585 (outer islands)
808-941-4411

AAPCC Certified
Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center
1001 Yosemite Street, Suite 200
Denver, CO 80220-6800
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222;
                                (303) 739-1127 (TDD/TYY)

IDAHO

Idaho Poison Control Center
1055 North Curtis Road
Boise Idaho 83706
800-860-06200 (Idaho only) 

Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center
1001 Yosemite Street, Suite 200
Denver, CO 80220-6800
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (303) 739-1127 (TDD/TYY)

ILLINOIS

Chicago Area Poison Resource Center
Medical Center
1753 West Congress Parkway
Chicago IL 60612
312-942-5969

AAPCC Certified
Illinois Poison Center
222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60606
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (312) 906-6185 (TTY/TDD)

INDIANA

Indiana Poison Center
Methodist Hospital of Indiana
1701 North Senate Boulevard
PO Box 1367
Indianapolis IN 46206-1367
800-382-9097 (IN only)
317-929-2323

AAPCC Certified
Indiana Poison Center
Methodist Hospital
Clarian Health Partners
I-65 at 21st Street
Indianapolis, IN 46206-1367
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (317) 962-2336 (TTY)

IOWA

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Poison Control Center
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
800-272-6477 (Iowa only)
319-356-2922

Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
2910 Hamilton Boulevard Lower A
Sioux City, IA 51104
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

KANSAS

Mid-American Poison Center
University of Kansas Medical Center
3900 Rainbow Boulevard, Room B-400
Kansas City KS 66103
800-332-6633 (KS only)
913-588-6633

KENTUCKY

Kentucky Regional Poison Center
Kosair Children's Hospital
PO Box 35070
Louisville KY 40232-5070
800-722-5725 (KY only)
502-629-7275

AAPCC Certified
Kentucky Regional Poison Center
Medical Towers South, Suite 847
234 East Gray Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222 

LOUISIANA 

Louisiana Regional Poison Control Center
800-256-9822 (LA only)

AAPCC Certified
Louisiana Drug and Poison Information Center
University of Louisiana at Monroe
College of Pharmacy, Sugar Hall
Monroe, LA 71209-6430
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

MAINE  
Northern New England Poison Center
22 Bramhall Street
Portland, ME 04102
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (877) 299-4447 (TDD/TYY)

MARYLAND

Maryland Poison Center
20 North Pine Street
Baltimore MD 21201
800-492-2414 (MD only)
410-706-7701

AAPCC Certified
Maryland Poison Center
University of Maryland at Baltimore
School of Pharmacy
20 North Pine Street, PH 772
Baltimore, MD 21201
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (410) 706-1858 (TDD)

AAPCC Certified
National Capital Poison Center
3201 New Mexico Avenue, NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20016
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts Poison Control System
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston MA 02115
Emergency phone: (800) 222-1222
800-682-9211
617-232-2120

MICHIGAN

Poison Control Center
Children's Hospital of Michigan
3901 Beaubien Blvd.
Detroit MI 48201
313-745-5711

AAPCC Certified
DeVos Children's Hospital Regional Poison Center
1300 Michigan, NE, Suite 203
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

AAPCC Certified
Children's Hospital of Michigan Regional Poison Control Center
4160 John R. Harper Professional Office Bldg., Suite 616
Detroit, MI 48201
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (800) 356-3232 (TDD)

MINNESOTA

Hennepin Regional Poison Center
Hennepin County Medical Center
701 Park Avenue
Minneapolis MN 55415
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (612) 904-4691 (TTY)
612-347-3141
612-337-7387 (Petline)
612-337-7474 (TDD)

Minnesota Regional Poison Center (this center does is not listed)
St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center
640 Jackson Street
St. Paul MN 55101
800-764-7661

PROSAR International Poison Control Center
answers calls for contracts and Minnesota Worker Right-To-Know
1295 Bandana Boulevard, Suite 335
St. Paul, MN 55108
Emergency Phone: (888) 779-7921

MISSISSIPPI

Regional Poison Control Center
University Medical Center
2500 N. State Street
Jackson MS 39216
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222
601-354-7660

MISSOURI

Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Regional Poison Center

1465 South Grand Boulevard
St. Louis MO 63104
800-366-8888
314-772-5200

AAPCC Certified
Missouri Regional Poison Center
7980 Clayton Rd., Suite 200
St. Louis, MO 63117
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (314) 612-5705 (TDD/TYY)

MONTANA

AAPCC Certified
Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
1001 Yosemite Street, Suite 200
Denver, CO 80230-6800
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

NEBRASKA

The Poison Center
8301 West Dodge Street
Omaha NE 68114
800-955-9119 (NE & WY)
402-390-5555  

NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
(Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont)

Northern New England Poison Center
22 Bramhall Street
Portland, Maine 04102
Toll Free Hotline: 1-800-222-1222
Administrative Office: 207-662-7220
Fax: 207-662-5941
Email: nnepc@mmc.org

NEW HAMPSHIRE 
(See NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND)

NEW JERSEY

New Jersey Poison Information and Education Center
201 Lyons Avenue
Newark NJ 07112
800-962-1253 (NJ only)


AAPCC Certified
New Jersey Poison Information and Education System
University of Medicine and Dentistry at New Jersey
65 Bergen Street
Newark, NJ 07107-3001
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (973) 926-8008 (TTY/TDD)

NEW MEXICO

New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center
MSC09 5080
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131-1076
800-432-6866 (NM only)
505-843-2551

NEW YORK

AAPCC Certified
Central New York Poison Control Center
serves central New York State
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, New York 13210
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

AAPCC Certified
Finger Lakes Regional Poison & Drug Information Center
serves the Finger Lakes region of New York
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 321
Rochester, NY 14642
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (585) 273-3854 (TTY)

AAPCC Certified
Long Island Regional Poison and Drug Information Center
serves Nassau & Suffolk counties
Winthrop University Hospital
259 First Street
Mineola, NY 11501
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (516) 747-3323 (TDD Nassau); (516) 924-8811 (TDD Suffolk)

AAPCC Certified
New York City Poison Control Center
serves New York City
N.Y.C. Bureau of Labs
455 First Avenue
Room 123, Box 81
New York, NY 10016
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (212) 689-9014 (TDD)

AAPCC Certified
Western New York Regional Poison Center
serves Western region of New York state
Children's Hospital of Buffalo
219 Bryant Street
Buffalo, NY 14222
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

AAPCC Certified
Hudson Valley Regional Poison Center
this center provides poison prevention education and does not manage exposure cases
Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
701 North Broadway
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
Administrative Phone: (914) 366-3031

NORTH CAROLINA

Duke Poison Control Center
Duke University Medical Center
Durham NC 27710
800-672-1697 (NC only)

AAPCC Certified
Carolinas Poison Center
Carolinas Medical Center
5000 Airport Center Parkway, Suite B
Charlotte, NC 28208
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

NORTH DAKOTA

North Dakota Poison Information Center
ST. Lukes Hospitals
Fifth Street North & Millis Avenue
Fargo ND 58122
800-732-2200

AAPCC Certified
Hennepin Regional Poison Center
Hennepin County Medical Center
701 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (612) 904-4691 (TTY)

OHIO

Central Ohio Poison Control
700 Children's Drive
Columbus OH 43205-2696
800-682-7625
614-461-2012
614-228-2272 (TTY)

Cincinnati Drug & Poison Information Center
& Regional Poison Control System
231 Bethesda Avenue, M.L. 144
Cincinnati OH 45267-0144
800-872-5111 (OH only)
513-558-5111

AAPCC Certified
Cincinnati Drug & Poison Information Center
3333 Burnet Avenue
Vernon Place, 3rd Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45229-9004
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

Greater Cleveland Poison Control Center
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-6010
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma Poison Control Center
940 N.E. 13th Street
Oklahoma City OK 73126
800-764-7661 (OK only)
405-271-5454

OREGON

Oregon Poison Center
Oregon Health Sciences University
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland OR 97201
800-452-7165 (OR only)
503-494-8968

PENNSYLVANIA

Central Pennsylvania Poison Center
University Hospital

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey PA 17033
800-521-6110

Greater Philadelphia Poison Control
One Children's Center
Philadelphia PA 19104
800-722-7112

Pittsburgh Poison Center
3705 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15213
412-681-6669

RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island Poison Control
593 Eddy Street
Providence RI 02903
401-277-5727

AAPCC Certified
Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention Services
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (888) 244-5313 (TYY/TDD)

SOUTH CAROLINA

Palmetto Poison Center
University of South Carolina
College of Pharmacy
Columbia SC  29208
800-922-1117
803-765-7359

SOUTH DAKOTA

McKennan Hospital Poison Center
800 East 21st Street
Box 5045
Sioux Falls, SD 57117
800-952-0123 (SD only)
605-336-3894

AAPCC Certified
Hennepin Regional Poison Center
Hennepin County Medical Center
701 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (612) 904-4691 (TTY)

Sioux Valley Poison Control Center
this center provides poison prevention education and does not manage exposure cases
1100 South Euclid Avenue, Box 5039
Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5039
Administrative Phone: (605) 333-6638

TENNESSEE

AAPCC Certified
Tennessee Poison Center
501 Oxford House
1161 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232-4632
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222; (615) 936-2047 (TDD)

Southern Poison Center
University of Tennessee
875 Monroe Avenue, Suite 104
Memphis, TN 38163
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

TEXAS

AAPCC Certified
Central Texas Poison Center
Scott and White Memorial Hospital
2401 South 31st Street
Temple, TX 76508
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

North Texas Poison Center
5201 Harry Hines Boulevard
PO Box 35926
Dallas TX 75235
800-441-0040
214-590-5000

Texas State Poison Center
The University Of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston TX 75235
713-654-1701 (Houston)
409-765-1420 (Galveston)

AAPCC Certified
South Texas Poison Center
The University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio
Department of Surgery
Mail Code 7849
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78299-3900
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

AAPCC Certified
Southeast Texas Poison Control
The University of Texas Medical Branch
3.112 Trauma Building
Galveston, TX 77555-1175
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

AAPCC Certified
West Texas Regional Poison Center
Thomason Hospital
4815 Alameda Avenue
El Paso, TX 79905
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222
Certified 24-hour Bilingual Regional Poison Center

Texas Panhandle Poison Center
1501 South Coulter
Amarillo, TX 79106
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

Texas Department of Health
this center administers the funding to the six poison centers of the Texas Poison Control System, conducts epidemiologic analyses of poison data, and does not manage exposure cases
Bureau of Epidemiology
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
Administrative Phone: (512) 458-7268

UTAH

Utah Poison Control Center
410 Chipeta Way,  Suite 230
Salt Lake City UT 84108
800-456-7707 (UT only)
801-581-2151

VERMONT  
(See NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND)  (add listing below)
Northern New England Poison Center
22 Bramhall Street
Portland, ME 04102
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

VIRGINIA

Blue Ridge Poison Center (edit this listing, this is correct)
Jefferson Park Place
1222 Jefferson Park Avenue
Charlottesville VA 22901
800-451-1428
804-924-5543

National Capital Poison Center (Northern VA only)
3201 New Mexico Avenue, NW, Suite 310
Washington DC 20016
202-362-8563 (TTY)
202-365-3333

AAPCC Certified
Virginia Poison Center
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
PO Box 980522
Richmond, VA 23298-0522
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

WASHINGTON

Washington Poison Center
155 NE 100th St, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98125-8011
(206) 517-2388 direct
(206) 526-8490 fax

1-800-222-1222 Poison Help

WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia Poison Center
3110 MacCorkle Avenue S.E.
Charleston WV 25304
800-642-3625 (WV only)
304-348-4211

WISCONSIN

Poison Control of Eastern Wisconsin
PO Box 1997
Milwaukee WI 53201
800-815-8855
414-266-2222

University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics Poison Control Center
Poison Prevention Education Center

this center provides poison prevention education and does not manage exposure cases
600 Highland Avenue, F6/133
Madison, WI 53792
Administrative Phone: (608) 265-8160

WYOMING 

The Poison Center
8301 Dodge Street
Omaha NE 68114
800-955-9119 (NE &WY)
402-390-5555

Courtesy of the American Association of Poison Control Centers and National Pesticide Information Center

 

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