Specialty Internal Medicine Facility San Rafael Downtown Medical Offices Department of Medicine, 3rd Street Address 1033 3rd Street San Rafael CA 94901 Map & Directions Telephone Appt/Advice: (415) 444-2940 E-mail your doctor

My Office Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	9:00 am 5:00 pm			1:00 pm 5:00 pm
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Welcome to my home page!

My name is Margarita Baca and I am a Nurse Practitioner in Kaiser San Rafael’s Downtown Department of Medicine. I’m proud to be a member of such an outstanding medical group and department. I’m confident you’ll always receive the highest quality of care and service from either me or any of my colleagues here at Kaiser Permanente. As a Nurse Practitioner I treat and take care of patients eighteen years and older with varying degrees of ailments. These include but are not limited to chronic conditions such as asthma or managing the progress and success of patients with diabetes or high blood pressure. If you ever see me in an office visit setting you will also notice a strong emphasis on health promotion through the aid of proper nutrition and exercise. The best way to manage our sickness is in staying healthy whenever possible.

I’m always proud to relate my “Dishpan to Bedpan” story, plus many of my patients get a kick out of it! I started working for Kaiser Permanente twenty-eight years ago in San Jose. I worked in the kitchen as a dishwasher. Knowing that this wasn’t my ambition in life I worked hard to receive my registered nursing degree from Evergreen College. I became an RN and for thirteen years honed my craft in the hospital setting in various intensive and cardiac care units in the South Bay. I then hit the books again and attended UC San Francisco where I received my Bachelors of Nursing and ultimately a graduate degree to become an Adult Nurse Practitioner in 1999. I’ve been practicing in this capacity ever since. So, that’s my “Dishpan to Bedpan” story, you can imagine how wide and varied my experiences have been since 1978!

I hope you take the opportunity to browse through this web site. Through this medium we are able to better serve you with the most up to date information, helpful web links and useful handouts. You can even refill your prescriptions, make appointments and view the pages of other providers from different specialties and locations.

Here are a few things you might want to consider before your next appointment:

1) Arrive 15 minutes early in order to park and be registered on time
2) Come with a list of your current medications
3) Make a list of your problems

Thank you for visiting me on the web and I hope you are able to take advantage of everything Kaiser Permanente has to offer. I look forward to our next appointment.

Parking at Downtown Office

Here is a brief view of my education and experience.

Graduate School: University of California San Francisco - School of Nursing, Adult Nurse Practitioner, 1999
Board Certification: State of California Board of Registered Nursing
Languages Spoken: English
With Kaiser Since: I was a Hospital Nurse since 1986. I started to work as a NP since 1999.

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