UCSF Scan Without Anesthesia Program
Named awake MRI program The hospital has a named program built to help kids do MRI awake.
Last verified: 2026-10-23
| Detail | What we found | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals | source |
| City | San Francisco / Oakland | source |
| State | CA | source |
| Program | SWAP (Scan Without Anesthesia Program) | source |
| Age range | typically 5+ | source |
| Mock scanner | unknown | not confirmed |
| Video goggles/movies | y | source |
| Child life | y | source |
| Notes | Named Scan Without Anesthesia Program (SWAP). Hospital-reported 95% success rate (UCSF Radiology news). San Francisco phone not confirmed. | source |
| Scanner types | unknown | not confirmed |
| Phone | (510) 428-3410 (Oakland radiology, 747 52nd St) | source |
| Also sourced | Oakland phone | source |
| Main source | https://radiology.ucsf.edu/news/pediatric-imaging-without-anesthesia-ucsf-highly-successful-and-cost-saving | |
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