Facility Hayward/Fremont Medical Centers Department of Emergency Medicine Address Hayward Emergency Dept. 27400 Hesperian Boulevard (cross street: Tennyson) Hayward CA 94545 Fremont Emergency Dept. 39400 Paseo Padre Parkway (park at Civic Center & Walnut) Fremont CA 94538 Map & Directions Telephone Hayward 510 675-4010 Fremont 510 248-3055 E-mail your doctor View your preventive services

Hello and welcome to my home page

My name is Drew Baker, MD. I’m the chief of emergency services for the GSAA. I am responsible for the Emergency departments in Hayward and Fremont and the minor injury clinic in Hayward. The entire staff and I in the Emergency Department are dedicated to providing you with the finest in patient care and service. Our doors are open to you and your family 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

About Me

I have been practicing emergency medicine over 25 yrs and joined The Permanente Medical Group at Hayward about 20 yrs ago. I enjoy emergency medicine because of the challenge and reward of helping such a variety of people (and their illnesses and injuries). Every day or night in the emergency dept is exciting. I feel I can always do my best to help or reassure or share a predicament with a patient and their family. I have always found this very rewarding. I particularly enjoy practicing my specialty in our Kaiser Permanente environment because our system allows me to see essentially all of the records (clinic notes, xrays, labs, etc), and have access to all of the most up-to-date tests and treatments. This allows me to practice a much higher level of care since I have so much more information than I had when I practiced in other settings. I also enjoy working w/ the terrific doctors in my dept, my colleagues in other departments as well as our entire hard-working team of nurses and support staff.

In 2007 I received the Sidney N. Garfield Leadership Award.

I am married and have 2 teenagers, so I am busy at work and at home. I enjoy reading, skiing, walking, following politics, and sleeping.

Should you need our help in the Emergency Dept, I hope your experience is a positive one. I also hope you find this website helpful to you.

My Credentials

Medical school	Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Internship	Mount Zion Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Residency	Mount Zion Medical Center of The University of California, San Francisco, CA
Board certification	Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine

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