The Information Behind Healing is @Your Library
Meeting medical information needs at Seton Medical Center for more than forty years...

Our award-winning professional Library staff are committed to meeting the medical and health information needs of all Seton Medical Center/Seton Coastside staff and the public at large.

Clinical Decision-Making Resources

BMJ PointofCare powered by ePocrates - Trial Blends clear, concise expert opinion with the best available medical evidence to provide fast, authoritative answers to the most pressing patient care questions. Seton staff only: call the Library to obtain a temporary logon to access this resource from your home or office at 650-991-6315.

Clinical Queries-PubMed/MyNCBI - Download MyNCBI Brochure Registration to access the search filters is required.

EBSCOHost® EJS E-Journals 

Electronic Journal Service (EJS) Enhanced Find a specific Seton Library electronic journal title by using the Quick Journal list.

eMedicine Peer-reviewed, up-to-date, and searchable medical journals/online textbooks covering a variety of specialities.

MDConsult  Journal articles, Clinics of North America, Books, Patient Education, Drugs, and more!

Medical Matrix Peer approved and rated by a team of physicians and medical librarians.

Medicity Patient face sheet, laboratory results, transcription and more. For Access: contact Marcia Shaikin in the Medical Staff Office at 650-991-6408.

National Organization for Rare Disorder's (NORD) Database - In Hospital Access Only 

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database - In Hospital Access Only This database provides a scientifically based resource on natural medicines.

Natural Standard® Database - In Hospital Access Only Evidence-based alternative and complementary therapies information.

Ovid - Online Tutorial EBM Reviews-Cochrane Collection, ACP Journal Club, NHS Economic Evaluation, Health Technology Assessment, MEDLINE, and Old Medline.

R2 Library by Rittenhouse - Download R2 Library Brochure - Full text electronic books covering Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health.

UpToDate - Trial Specifically designed to answer the clinical questions that arise in daily practice and to do so quickly and easily so that it can be used right at the point of care.

Free Electronic Resources: Books, Databases, and Journals

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 

Bioethics Resources on the Web 

BMJ Evidence Updates 

California Healthcare Foundation

Drug Information Portal 

Gene Tests

HighWire Press®-Stanford University

Medscape

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Literature Databases

National Guideline Clearinghouse 

National Library of Medicine Databases & Electronic Resources 

Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses 

Search the TRIP Database, the Internet's leading resource for EBM Practice.

Please Note:
These resources are exclusively offered to Seton Medical Center/Seton Coastside Physicians, Pharmacists, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Administration, Clinical Staff and Affiliates. To obtain remote access to our proprietary databases and resources from your home and/or office, call the Library to obtain userids and passwords at 650-991-6315.