Please call first to confirm meeting dates and times.

Canoga Park (West Hills/West San Fernando Valley)
COLUMBIA WEST HILLS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
"West San Fernando Valley/Canoga Park/West Hills Support Group"
Adults and parents of children with asthma
Administrative Conference Room, 7300 Medical Center Drive
(Corner of Medical Center Drive and Sherman Way)
Canoga Park, CA 91307
Schedule: Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30 p.m. (Dates to be announced)
Coordinator: Kathy Pollak, AAFA, Los Angeles (800) 624-0044

Covina
CITRIS VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER –
INTER COMMUNITY CAMPUS
"Breath Savers" – Adults with asthma, COPD, any other chronic lung disease; and transplants.
210 West San Bernardino Road, Covina, CA 91723
Schedule: 3^rd Thursday/month, except July 12 noon – 2:00 p.m. (Includes lunch by reservation).
Newsletter: "Our Daily Breath"
Coordinator: Cinda Claprood (626) 915-6283

Downey
DOWNEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
"The Huff and Puff Club" – Adults with respiratory problems
Conference Room B
11500 Brookshire Avenue, Downey 90241
Schedule: 3^rd Tuesday/month, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Coordinator: Cathy Blackwood (562) 904-5355

Glendale
GLENDALE ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER
"Easy Breathers Group" – Adults with respiratory problems
1509 Wilson Terrace, Glendale, CA 91206
Schedule: 1^st Thursday/month, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
(For Pulmonary Rehab Program information, call (818) 409-8268
Coordinators: Kathy Cavander, LVN and Mary Berg Barkman, RN, MSN

Granada Hills
GRANADA HILLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
"The Huff and Puff Club" – Adults with asthma, COPD
Board Conference Room
10445 Balboa Blvd., Granada Hills, CA 91344
Schedule: 3rd Tuesday/month, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Call to confirm speaker
Coordinator: Jolanta Frackiewicz, MS (818) 831-6887

Harbor City
KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER
"Asthma Support and Management for Adults". Free to Kaiser members.
Trailer Conference Center, Hospital Parking Lot #2
25825 So. Vermont, Harbor City, CA 90710
Schedule: 3^rd Tuesday/month, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. or call for evening classes
Coordinator: Chay Robinson, BS, RRT, RCP (310) 517-2639

Long Beach
LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
"The Inspirations" – Adults with chronic respiratory problems
2801 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90801
Schedule: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Conference Room
Last Thursday of the month (except December), 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Newsletter: "Inspirations"
Coordinator: Alison Chacona, RRT (562) 933-5864 or
Jacquenette Chambers-Mcbride, RN, (562) 933-0597

Los Angeles
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
COPD Support Group
Room 902, Mark Goodson Bldg.
444 So. San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
Schedule: Every Third Month, No Newsletter
Contact: Susan Clark (310) 423-9566 Fax: (310) 423-9565

Los Angeles
BARLOW RESPIRATORY HOSPITAL
"The Lung Rangers" – Adults with respiratory problems
2000 Stadium Way, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Schedule: Last Thursday/every other month, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Coordinator: Prim Desai (213) 250-4200, ext. 3153
Check out the Barlow website! www.barlow2000.org

Los Angeles (Westwood)
WESTWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Westside Asthma Support Group – Adults with asthma
UCLA Medical Center, 300 Medical Plaza, Rehab Conference Room B114
Schedule: Monday Evenings, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. (Dates to Be Announced)
Coordinator: Cathy Pollak, AAFA, Los Angeles (800) 624-0044

Northridge
NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
"Northridge Asthma Support Group" – Adults with asthma and parents of asthmatics
Roscoe Blvd. Campus, Garden Conference Room
18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge, CA 91328
Schedule: (Call for meeting information)
Coordinator: Kathy Pollak, AAFA, Los Angeles (800) 624-0044

Panorama City
KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER
"Breathing Easy" – Adults with COPD
Public and Kaiser members
North 3 Bldg., Oasis Dining Room
13652 Cantara Street, Panorama City, CA 91402
Schedule: 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday/month, 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Pre-requisite: Must have already attended some type of respiratory education class, e.g., "Breathing Easier"
Coordinator: Faith Kelmen (818) 834-7300

Pasadena
HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
"Pasadena Asthma Support Group" – Parents of children with asthma
Dining Room D, adjacent to the Cafeteria
100 W. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105
Schedule: Meeting dates and times vary
Coordinator: Cathy Pollak, AAFA, Los Angeles (800) 624-0044

Pomona
POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
"Breathing Buddies" – Adults with chronic lung disease
Cancer Center, 1910 Royalty Drive, Pomona, CA 91767
Schedule: Every 3 weeks (Call for days), 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m. (Free lunch)
(Also has "Pulmonary Care Continuum" and "Self-Management Program", 1x/month)
Newsletters: "Pulmonary Care Continuum’, "Self-Management Program"
Coordinator: Maria Robles, RCM (909) 469-9464

San Pedro
SAN PEDRO PENINSULA HOSPITAL
"Better Breathers Club" – Adults with respiratory problems
Conference Room, 1300 West 7^th Street, San Pedro, CA 90732
Schedule: 3^rd Wednesday/month, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
(Also has a "Living Lungs" fitness group, T, Th., 10 a.m. – 12 noon)
Newsletter: "Better Breathers Club"
Coordinator: Kris T. Brust (310) 832-3311, ext. 6268

Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA/UCLA MEDICAL CENTER
"The Windpipers" – Adults with chronic lung disease
1250 16^th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Schedule: Reorganizing – start date to be announced
Contact: Kim Angle (310) 319-4935

Sepulveda
VA MEDICAL CENTER – SEPULVEDA
"Happy Puffers" – Adults with COPD
Building 200, Conference Room A on the second floor,
16111 Plummer Street, Sepulveda, CA 91343
Patient education center for veterans only!
Schedule: 3^rd Friday/month, 12 noon – 1:00 p.m.
Coordinator: Paul West (818) 895-9569

Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, West Hills
COMMUNITY MEDICAL GROUP
"Better Breathers Club" and "Asthma Seminar"
Adults with respiratory problems
Schedule: 1xmonth from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
(6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Support Group; 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Class)

Simi Valley:
Schedule: 4^th Thursday/month
3605 Alamos Street, Suite 100, Simi Valley, CA 93063

Thousand Oaks:
Schedule: Call for information
612 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

West Hills:
Schedule: 2^nd Thursday/every other month
7320 Woodlake Ave., Suite 190, West Hills, CA 91307
Coordinator: Nora Hayes (818) 880-9747, ext. 1250
(Also listed in the Respiratory Educational Classes section)

Torrance
LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL
"PEP Pioneers" – Adults with chronic lung disease
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department
4101 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, CA 90503
Schedule: 3^rd Thursday/month, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Coordinator: Jackie Tosolini, RRT (310) 937-1979 Fax: (310) 376-7845

ST. JOHN’S CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER
"So. California Pulmonary Hypertension Assn. (PHA) Support Group"
3^rd Floor Conference Room
11214 W. Carson Street, Bldg. E-5, Torrance, CA 90502
Schedule: 2^nd Saturday/Odd numbered months
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Potluck Luncheon)
Newsletter: "The Lung ‘N Times"
Coordinators: Betty Lou Wojoiechowski (714) 459-9594 (evening)
Joy Beckman, RN (310) 222-3560
Check out the PHA website! http://www.phassociation.org

Verdugo Hills
VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL
"L.A. County ALPHA1 Support Group"
1812 Verdugo Blvd., Glendale, CA 91209
Schedule: 2^nd Thursday/Odd numbered months, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Coordinators: Lynne Krygier (714) 524-0508 or Richard Pine (818) 994-5531

Woodland Hills
KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER
5001 DeSoto Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Pulmonary Resource Program
Coordinator: Ron Cwik, RCP (818) 719-3534
Fax: (818) 719-2443

Respiratory Educational Classes

Downey
DOWNEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
"Pediatric Asthma Classes"
11500 Brookshire Ave., Downey, CA 90241
Schedule: Every quarter, 1^st 3 Mondays of month, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m
(Support group also listed)
Coordinator: Cathy Blackwood (562) 904-5355
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Education Classes and Exercise Program by
Physician referral

KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER
"Make Every Breath Count" (Kaiser members only)
12200 Bellflower Blvd., Downey, CA 90242
Schedule: 4 week series: afternoons
Coordinator: Phyllis Spear (562) 622-4161
Los Angeles

CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Classes
Room 902, Mark Goodson Bldg.
444 S. San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
Schedule: 3x/week (M,W, F) for 6 weeks (18 sessions)
Contact: Susan Clark (310) 423-9566 Fax: (310) 423-9565

KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER
2 classes (Kaiser members only)
1515 No. Vermont Ave., 4^th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90027
"Breathing Easier" (COPD, Emphysema)
Schedule: Every other month (day varies), 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
"Living With Adult Asthma"
Schedule: Evenings quarterly (New, call for days/times)
Coordinator: Kathleen McAvoy-Jahraus, RN, MPH (323) 783-4472

Panorama City
KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER
"Breathing Easier" (Public and members)
North 2 Bldg., 13652 Cantara St., Panorama City, CA 91402
Schedule: Three-week class meets on Mondays, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
(Support Group listed)
Coordinator: Yvonne Siebert (818) 375-3018

San Fernando Valley
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (SWC)
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program/Satellite of National Emphysema Trial 14500 Sherman Circle, Van Nuys, CA 91405
Medical Directors: Dr. Harold Weinstein/Dr. Patrick Walsh
Coordinator: Rose Gummadi, RCP (818) 901-4522

Santa Monica
UCLA/SANTA MONICA MEDICAL CENTER
1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Pulmonary Fitness and Rehabilitation Program
Schedule: twice a week for six weeks; Education and intensive
Exercise sessions. Maintenance program meets three times a week
Support Group listed
Coordinator: Kim Angle, RRT, (310) 319-4935

Simi Valley,Thousand Oaks, West Hills
COMMUNITY MEDICAL GROUP
"Asthma Seminar"
Schedule: 1x/month from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
(6:00 – 7:00 p.m.- Support Group; 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. –Class)
in Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, West Hills
(See Support Group listing for location information)
(Also has "Stop Smoking" and CPR Classes in West Hills and Tarzana)
Coordinator: Nora Hayes (818) 706-2211, 236

Torrance
LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL
"PEP" Classes – Adults with chronic lung disease
Physician referrals only
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department
Beach Cities Ambulatory Care Center
514 No. Prospect, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Schedule: 3 days/week for 8 weeks (Call for schedule)
(Support Group also listed)
Coordinator: Jackie Tosolini, RRT (310 937-1979 Fax: (310) 376-7845

TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program by physician referral
3330 Lomita Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505
Coordinator: Randy Avakian (310) 517-4725