Missouri	ALF Chapter Support Groups St. Louis Chapter City: St. Louis Topic: Hepatitis C Name of Group: Contact Name: St. Louis Chapter Contact Phone Number: 314-835-1655Meeting Location: Washington University Queeny Tower, 17th Floor, Room B Date/Time: Last Thursday, 7:00-9:00PM City: St. Louis Topic: Auto Immune Hep/Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Name of Group: Contact Name: St. Louis Chapter Contact Phone Number: 314-835-1655Meeting Location: Clayton Library Date/Time: First Thursday, 7:00 PM Contact: Nancy Marsh Phone:(314) 428-7973 NON-ALF Chapter Support Groups, St. Louis City: Alton Topic: Hepatitis C Name of Group: Contact Name: Sandy Contact Phone Number: 618-462-4883 Meeting Location: Community Counseling Center Date/Time: Third Thursday, 7:00-9:00PM City: St. Louis Topic: Hepatitis C Name of Group: Hepatitis C Support Group Contact Name: Nancy Contact Phone Number: 314-428-7973 Meeting Location: Clayton Library Date/Time: Second Monday, 7:00PM City: Springfield, IL Topic: Hepatitis C Name of Group: Contact Name: Pat Contact Phone Number: 217-965-4836 Meeting Location: Date/Time: Fourth Monday, call for time City: Washington Topic: Name of Group: Contact Name: Grace Contact Phone Number: 314-482-4026 Meeting Location: Living Bread Fellowship Church Date/Time: First Tuesday, 7:00-9:00PM ALF Chapter Support Groups Greater Kansas City Chapter City: Kansas City Topic: Hepatitis Name of Group: K.C. Area Hepatitis Support Group Contact Name: Lori Northern Contact Phone Number: 913-677-6561 (Ans. Machine) Meeting Location: Kansas University Medical Center Date/Time: 2nd Wednesday, 6:30pm City: St. Joseph Topic: Hepatitis C Name of Group: Contact Name: Terri Contact Phone Number: 816-233-5637Meeting Location: Heartland East Hospital Date/Time: Last Wednesday, 7pm City: Kansas City Topic: Name of Group: Trinity Lutheran North Group Contact Name: Contact Phone Number: 816-420-9446 Meeting Location: Trinity Luthern Hospital Date/Time: 4th Wednesday, 6:30pm City: Kahoka Topic: Hep C & Interferon Patients Name of Group: Missouri Tri State Area Group Contact Name: Aileen Ferguson Contact Phone Number: 217-256-3415Meeting Location: Clark County Nursing Home Date/Time: 3rd Thursday City: Kansas City Topic: Name of Group: KU Medical Center Transplant Group Contact Name: Contact Phone Number: 816-420-9446 Meeting Location: KU Medical Center Date/Time: 1st Wednesday, 6:30pm City: Independence, MO Topic: Hepatitis C Name of Group: Contact Name: Janie Renft Contact Phone Number: 913-894-9649 Meeting Location: Medical Center of Independence Administrative Conf. Room, South Entrance Date/Time: First Tuesday, 6:30PM City: St. Joseph, Mo. Heartland East Hospital, in the Private Dining room #4 , near the cafeteria in Heartland East Time: the last Wednesday of every month at 7-8 pm Schering-Plough's representative will to be there. Contact: Terri (816) 233-5637 or e-mail Teri344@aol.com or Terri344@yahoo.com Mid-MO HEP 'C' HOPE support group When: Meets on the 2nd Monday of each month Where: University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri (we use the main lobby conference room Time: 7:00 to 8:30 PM Facilitator: Bruce (email bburkett@socket.net) For more information call 573-682-1714 Cape Girardeau Hepatitis Support St Francis Hospital Conference Room A Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 4th Wed. 7:30 PM Betty Crockett 573.335.3960
Nebraska	NEBRASKA (OMAHA): Hepatitis C Foundation sponsored support group. For information contact Kay Helms (402)398-1487 or (800)324-7305.
Nevada	NEVADA Hepatitis C Support Group (Sponsored by Option Care) 4300 W. Charleston / Southwest Medical Associates Southwest Medical Auditorium Meets: 3rd Mon of each month - 6PM - 7:30PM Contact: Laura 947-0258 This is an educational group with guest speakers every month from the medical community. Las Vegas Hepatitis Support Group (Sponsored by Mister Greengenes Nutrition Center & Juice Bar) 3315 E. Russell Rd #A3 (Russell Rd & Pecos) Von's Shopping Center Meets: 3rd Wednesday of each month - 7PM - 9PM Contact: Charles 450-2100 Discussion & review of nutritional alternatives for Hepatitis C with guest speakers. The Hep Encounter Support Group Trinity United Church (no religious affiliation) 6151 W. Charleston Blvd. (Charleston & Jones - small bldg. to the left of the church) Held the 1st Thursday of the month 6:00 - 7:30 PM Email: stocks_blondes@lvcm.com Phone: (702) 228-3246 Meetings are strictly confidential & held free of charge. Refreshments will be served The Hepatitis Support Group 1120 Almond Tree Lane Community Counseling Center Las Vegas 89104 Every Mon @ 7 PM Every Fri @ 2 PM Bob 369-8700 Jody 240-0626 SPARKS Hepatitis Support 2000 E. Prater Way Alterra Wynwood (formerly Westwood assisted living) Sparks 3rd Thursday 7:00 P.M Cassandra Lokke 786.8288
New Hampshire	Hepatitis C Foundation sponsored support group. For information contact Roberta Glenn (603)652-4326, Ed Nash (603)742-4732 or (800)324-7305. There is a support group (HCV) that meets the last Thursday of each month, in the basement of the Derry Public Library, in Derry NH. The group starts at 6:30 PM, and goes on for a couple of hours. Information on HCV is readily available, as well as discussion, and guest speakers. Please contact Phyllis @603-421-2409 for additional info/directions. Group Name: Hepatitis C Foundation Meets At: Call Contact Person: Roberta Glenn Ed Nash Phone: Roberta (603) 652-4326 Ed (603) 742-4732
New Jersey	Place: Robert Wood Johnson Hospital When: first Fri. of every month Time:7:30 PM Contact: Barbara Verb Phone:908-937-8820 or 908-828-3000 Name: Hepatitis Foundation International Address:30 Sunrise Terrace City: Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 Phone:201-239-1035 or 1-800-891-0707 Name: Christ Hospital Address:176 PALISADE AVE City: JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY When: Tuesday evening at 7PM in the staff conference room Note: This is the schedule for 1999: AUG 17, SEPT. 7 & 11, OCT 5 & 19, NOV 9 & 23, DEC 7 & 21 Hepatitis Support 287 Irving Avenue Bridgeton, NJ 08302 The South Jersey Aids Alliance 3rd Thurs 6pm 856.451.0334 or 856.455.5125 CEDAR GROVE American Liver Foundation 1425 Pompton Avenue Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 1.800.223.0179 Hepatitis Foundation International 30 Sunrise Terrace Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 CALL 1.800.891.0707 CENTRAL JERSEY Hepatitis C Foundation 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Board Room New Brunswick, NJ 08903 1st Friday 7:30 PM Valerie Mead Barb Verb 908.247.2628 Valerie 908. 937.8820 Barb Valerie JERSEY CITY Hepatitis C Support Group 169 Palisade Ave. Christ Hospital School of Nursing 1st Floor Jersey City, NJ 07306 1st Tuesday 7-9 PM Dena Katz 201.795.1230 Dena Katz LONG BRANCH ALF Monmouth Medical Center Long Brach 4th Wed 7-9 PM Dorothea Hart 732.870.1845 MONTCLAIR Hepatitis Support Mountainside Hospital Montclair, NJ 3rd Wed 973.429.6856 Lucille Talbot NORTH JERSEY Hepatitis C Foundation Call John Sorrentino 201.743.2380 OCEAN New Jersey Hepatitis C Coalition 2121 Edgewater Place Point Pleasant Hospital Cafeteria Point Pleasant, NJ 08742 2nd & 4th Wednesday 7:30 PM SOUTH JERSEY Hepatitis C Foundation Call Libby Leidolf 609.935.0807