This article will list the Clinical Pastoral Education centers in California, including contact information.
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ACPE Centers in California
Bay Area Center for CPE-Dignity Health
Address: 170 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Redwood City, CA, 94062
Phone Number: (650) 367-5947
Website: https://www.dignityhealth.org/bayarea/locations/saintfrancis/about-us/bay-area-center-for-clinical-pastoral-education
Email: david.cowell@dignityhealth.org
Units Offered: Fall; Residency; Spring; Summer; Winter
Bay Area Center for CPE-Dignity Health, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
Address: 900 Hyde Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109
Phone number: (415) 353-6343
Website: https://www.dignityhealth.org/bayarea/locations/saintfrancis/about-us/bay-area-center-for-clinical-pastoral-education
Email: brent.lubbers@dignityhealth.org
Units Offered: Fall; Residency; Spring; Summer; Winter
Bay Area Center for CPE-Dignity Health, Sequoia Hospital
Address: 170 Alameda de Las Pulgas, Redwood City, CA, 94062
Phone number: (650) 367-5947
Website: https://www.dignityhealth.org/bayarea/locations/saintfrancis/about-us/bay-area-center-for-clinical-pastoral-education
Email: eric.nefstead@dignityhealth.org
Units Offered: Fall; Residency; Spring; Summer; Winter
California Pacific Medical Center CPE
Address: 3555 Cesar Chavez St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone number: (415) 600-2887
Website: https://www.sutterhealth.org/for-patients/clinical-pastoral-education-cpmc
Email: cpmc-cpe@sutterhealth.org
Units Offered: 2nd-Year Residency; Residency
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Address: 8700 Beverly Blvd #2900A, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone number: (310) 423-5550
Website: https://www.cedars-sinai.org/patients-visitors/spiritual-care/clinical-pastoral-education.html
Email: pamela.lazor@cshs.org
Units Offered: Extended; Summer
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Address: 4650 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone number: (323) 361-2482
Website: https://www.chla.org/spiritual-care-and-clinical-pastoral-education
Email: dgrefe@chla.usc.edu
Units Offered: Residency
Community Medical Centers
Address: 2823 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA, 93721
Phone number: (559) 720-7102
Website: https://www.communitymedical.org/for-healthcare-professionals/clinical-pastoral-education
Email: kahn@communitymedical.org
Units Offered: Residency
CPE of Central California
Address: 1111 E Spruce Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720
Phone number: (559) 492-7055
Website: http://www.cpecentralca.org
Email: kidoahn@cpecentralca.org
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Spring; Summer
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Address: 1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92663
Phone number: (949) 764-1833
Website: https://www.hoag.org/specialties-services/other-programs-services/spiritual-care/
Email: jeff.scheer@hoag.org
Units Offered: Residency; Summer
John Muir Health Center for CP
Address: 2540 East St, Concord, CA 94520
Phone number: (925) 674-2629
Website: http://www.johnmuirhealth.com/services/spiritual-support-services/spiritual-support-services-concord/clinical-pastoral-education-cpe.html
Email: birte.beuck@johnmuirhealth.com
Units Offered: Residency; Summer
Kaiser Foundation Hospital San Leandro
Address: 2500 Merced St, San Leandro, CA 94577
Phone number: (510) 454-4718
Website: https://thrive.kaiserpermanente.org/care-near-you/northern-california/gsaa/departments/spiritual-care/clinical-pastoral-education-cpe/
Email: carrie.l.buckner@kp.org
Units Offered: Extended
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Walnut Creek
Address: 1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone number: (925) 295-6945
Website: https://thrive.kaiserpermanente.org/care-near-you/northern-california/diablo/departments/spiritual-care-services/
Email: jurgen.schwing@kp.org
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Residency; Spring; Summer; Winter
Loma Linda University Health
Address: 11234 Anderson St, Loma Linda, CA 92354
Phone number: (909) 558-4367
Website: https://lluh.org/patients-visitors/spiritual-care/clinical-pastoral-education
Email: cricketts@llu.edu
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Spring; Winter
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary Center
Address: 2000 Center Street, Suite 200, Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone number: 415-381-0663
Website: https://www.plts.edu/programs/contextual-education/clinical-pastoral-education.html
Email: rodseeger@aol.com
PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
Address: 1225 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90017
Phone number: 213-482-2759
Website: https://www.pihhealth.org/healthcare-professionals/clinical-pastoral-education/
Email: michael.bell@pihhealth.org
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Spring; Summer; Winter
PIH Health Hospital-Downey
Address: 11500 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA, 90241
Phone number: 562-904-5000 x25075
Website: https://www.pihhealth.org/healthcare-professionals/clinical-pastoral-education/
Email: kraig.beardemphl@pihhealth.org
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Spring; Summer; Winter; 1/2 Unit
PIH Health Hospital-Whittier
Address: 12401 Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA, 90606
Phone number: (562) 967-2814
Website: https://www.pihhealth.org/healthcare-professionals/clinical-pastoral-education/
Email: kraig.beardemphl@pihhealth.org
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Spring; Summer; Winter
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro
Address: 1300 W. 7th Street, San Pedro, CA, 90732
Phone number: (310) 303-6156
Website: https://gme.providence.org/southern-california/clinical-pastoral-education/
Email: teleso.satele@providence.org
Units Offered: Extended
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance
Address: 4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503
Phone number: 310-540-7676
Website: https://gme.providence.org/southern-california/clinical-pastoral-education/
Email: teleso.satele@providence.org
Providence Saint John’s Health Center
Address: 2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404
Phone number: (818) 847-4634
Website: https://gme.providence.org/southern-california/clinical-pastoral-education/
Email: bryan.ferry@providence.org
Units Offered: Residency
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank
Address: 501 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA, 91505
Phone number: (818) 847-4634
Website: https://gme.providence.org/southern-california/clinical-pastoral-education/
Email: bryan.ferry@providence.org
Units Offered: Residency
Providence St. Joseph Health Southern California Center for CPE
Address: 4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503
Phone number: (424) 251-2822
Website: https://gme.providence.org/southern-california/clinical-pastoral-education/
Email: teleso.satele@providence.org
Units Offered: Residency
Providence Tarzana Medical Center
Address: 18321 Clark Street, Tarzana, CA, 91356
Phone number: (818) 847-4634
Website: https://gme.providence.org/southern-california/clinical-pastoral-education/
Email: bryan.ferry@providence.org
San Diego – VA- DOD CPE Center
Address: 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA, 92161
Phone number: (858) 642-3496
Website: https://www.va.gov/san-diego-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/clinical-pastoral-education/
Email: michelle.kirby@va.gov
Units Offered: 2nd-Year Residency; Extended; Fall; Residency; Spring
San Francisco Night Ministry
Address: 1031 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109
Phone number: (415) 935-7862
Website: http://www.sfnightministry.org/cpe
Email: trent@sfnightministry.org
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Online Options; Spring; Summer; Winter
Sharp Memorial Hospital
Address: 7901 Frost Street, San Diego, CA, 92123
Phone number: (858) 939-4709
Website: http://www.sharp.com/cpe
Email: mica.togami@sharp.com
Units Offered: Extended; Residency
Shaw Chaplaincy Institute University of Redlands Graduate School of Theology
Address: 105 Seminary Road, San Anselmo, CA, 94960
Phone number: (415) 451-2800
Website: https://www.redlands.edu/study/schools-and-centers/gst/academics/sci/cpe/
Email: garrettcobbina@sfts.edu
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Spring; Summer; 1/2 Unit
St. Camillus Center for Spiritual Care: Urban Interfaith Chaplaincy CPE Program
Address: 1911 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90033
Phone number: (323) 225-4461
Website: http://www.urbanchaplaincy.org
Email: rambhoru@gmail.com
Units Offered: Fall; Summer
St. Joseph Hospital
Address: 1100 W Stewart Drive, Orange, CA, 92868
Phone number: (714) 771-8137
Website: https://gme.providence.org/southern-california/clinical-pastoral-education/
Email: edith.bennett@stjoe.org
Units Offered: Extended; Summer
Stanford Health Care
Address: 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA
Phone number: (650) 723-5101
Website: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/for-patients-visitors/spiritual-care-service/our-team/clinical-pastoral-education.html
Email: spiritualcare@stanfordhealthcare.org
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Residency; Spring; Summer; Winter
Sutter Medical Center – Sacramento
Address: 2800 L Street, #420, Sacramento, CA, 95816
Phone number: (916) 887-1222
Website: http://www.suttermedicalcenter.org/spiritualcare
Email: kennek@sutterhealth.org
Units Offered: Fall; Residency; Spring; Summer; Winter
Sutter Roseville Medical Center
Address: 1 Medical Plaza, Roseville, CA, 95661
Phone: (916) 781-1147
Website: http://sutterroseville.org/pastoralcare
Email: jonesg@sutterhealth.org
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Spring
The Academy for Jewish Religion, California
Address: 300 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA, 91007
Phone number: (213) 884-4133
Website: https://ajrca.edu/
Units Offered: Online Options
UC Davis Health
Address: 2420 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA, 95817
Phone number: (916) 734-3657
Website: https://health.ucdavis.edu/pastoral_services/
Email: samuel.brown-dawson@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Residency; Spring; Summer; Winter
UC San Diego Health
Address: 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone number: (858) 657-6832
Website: https://health.ucsd.edu/medinfo/clinical-pastoral-education/Pages/default.aspx
Email: akestenbaum@ucsd.edu
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Spring; Summer; Winter; 1/2 Unit
UCLA Health
Address: Spiritual Care Department Box 951733, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Phone number: (310) 825-7484
Website: http://www.uclahealth.org/spiritualcare
Email: cpe@mednet.ucla.edu
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Residency; Spring; Summer; Winter
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Address: 1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90404
Phone number: (424) 259-8170
Website: http://www.uclahealth.org/spiritualcare
Email: cpe@mednet.ucla.edu
Units Offered: Extended; Summer
UCSF Medical Center
Address: 1975 4th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94143
Phone number: (415) 353-1941
Website: http://ucsfspiritualcare.org/
Email: susan.conrad@ucsf.edu
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Residency; Spring; Summer; Winter
USC Arcadia Hospital
Address: 300 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA, 91007
Phone number: (626) 574-3433
Website: https://www.uscarcadiahospital.org/For-Patients-Visitors-Vendors/Spiritual-Care/Clinical-Pastoral-Education-CPE-.aspx
Email: brenda.simonds@methodisthospital.org
Units Offered: Extended; Fall; Spring; Summer; Winter
VA Loma Linda
Address: 11201 Benton Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92357
Phone number: (909) 825-7084, ext. 6010
Website: https://www.va.gov/loma-linda-health-care/chaplain-services/
Email: cherlyn.coleman@va.gov
Units Offered: Residency
CPSP Centers in California
Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital
Address: 1720 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone number: (323)268-5000 ext 1293
Website: https://www.adventisthealth.org/white-memorial/
Email: vizrios@gmail.com
Center for Lay Chaplaincy
Address: 840 Echo Park Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Phone number: (909)685-3424
Website: https://www.thecflc.org/
Email: jana@centerforlaychaplaincy.org
David Grant Medical Center (Travis Air Force Base)
Address: 101 Bodin Circle, Fairfield, CA 94535
Phone number: (707) 423-7224
Website: https://www.cpspnautiluspacific.org/our-training-programs
Email: luckettcapital@mac.com
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Address: 3120 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825
Phone number: (916)549-1187
Website: https://www.cpspnautiluspacific.org/our-training-programs
Email: matt.real@kp.org
San Joaquin Community Hospital
Address: 2615 Chester Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93303
Phone number: (661) 395-3000
Website: https://www.cpspnautiluspacific.org/our-training-programs
Email: andrewa1@ah.org
