Welcome San Francisco Employees

April is open enrollment for employees of the City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Unified School District, City College and many affiliated court employees. Make sure Hill Physicians - San Francisco is your medical group so you have "in-network" access to the world-class care of UCSF and exceptional community hospitals.

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Take a Look at Your HMO Insurance Card.

If you don’t see “Hill Physicians” listed under the doctor’s name, you can switch your medical group selection. There’s no change in your cost and no interruption in your coverage when you switch groups within a plan.

Current Blue Shield of California HMO Members,
call (800) 642-6155:

Hill Physicians is available through the Blue Shield plans offered by San Francisco Health Service System. If you already have Blue Shield coverage, you can switch to Hill Physicians right now by calling (800) 642-6155.

New Enrollees with Blue Shield of California:

The selection of a medical group or physician is no longer indicated on the initial enrollment form. If you are choosing a Blue Shield HMO for the first time, you can make Hill Physicians your medical group after the enrollment period by calling (800) 642-6155.

Find a Doctor with Hill Physicians:

Your current primary care doctor may have joined Hill Physicians recently. However, to get all the advantages of Hill membership, you will still need to switch your medical group selection by contacting your health plan. If you are selecting a new doctor and want to have 'in network' access to UCSF, select Hill Physicians - San Francisco for easy HMO access to UCSF specialists. View directory…

Hill Members Get More:

Members of Hill Physicians – San Francisco have the peace of mind that comes from having open access to the specialists of UCSF Medical Center, UCSF Children’s Hospital, UCSF Laurel Heights, UCSF Mount Zion, UCSF Mission Bay, St. Mary’s Medical Center and Saint Francis Memorial Hospital. Additionally, all Hill Physicians members “Get More” with our unique combination of quality care, convenience, flexibility and value-added member services, such as:

Discounts on massages and yoga classes.
The convenience of online communications with doctor offices (many practices).
The ability to set up a secure, online Personal Health Record.
Low-cost acupuncture or chiropractic trials for some pain/nausea conditions.
Original audio podcasts, videos and downloadable tip sheets.
Free heart-healthy and diabetic-friendly recipes.
Free telephone-based and in-person health classes.
An online library for health research.

What is Hill Physicians - San Francisco?

Hill-affiliated doctors in San Francisco and Daly City are referred to as Hill Physicians – San Francisco. These doctors have open access, in-network arrangements with UCSF for easy referrals as well as St. Mary’s Medical Center and Saint Francis Memorial Hospital. Hill-affiliated doctors in other regions can refer to UCSF on a case-by-case basis with administrative review or easily refer you to other high-quality facilities that are closer.

Live and Work Outside SF?

No problem. Hill Physicians has affiliated practices and hospitals in many locations. Make Hill Physicians your medical group by contacting your HMO's customer service department. Your selection of hospitals may vary based on your location. View of list of the hospitals near you...

What Does a Medical Group Do?

Your physician is probably a member of one or more medical groups. Doctors across a wide geographic area often come together in medical groups to provide an array of support services to patients. Your HMO plan relies on medical groups to help coordinate care and handle different administrative tasks. Take a look at your HMO insurance card. You’ll see your medical group’s name listed near your doctor’s name. The choice of medical group can have an impact on the hospitals and specialists you have open access to, the range of health education opportunities provided, the availability of case manager nurses, the use of convenience-based or value-added services and various administrative processes. You can choose a specific medical group by calling your health plan’s customer service number and expressing a preference. Otherwise, you may be randomly assigned to a medical group.

Open access refers to UCSF being “in network” for Hill Physicians – San Francisco members for all services. Enrollees who select “Hill Physicians – San Francisco” will have a Hill-affiliated primary care doctor in San Francisco or Daly City. We also offer additional services, which may change from year to year. All health plan names, company names, wordmarks, products, images, equipment and trademarks are the property of their respective trademark holders and no endorsement is implied.