Injury Prevention "OUCH" Text Campaign

To receive health and safety tips via text from our injury prevention experts, text OUCH to 63603. If you have questions about an SMS message you receive, text HELP to the number you received it from or email [email protected]. To stop receiving these messages, reply to a message by texting STOP.

Terms and conditions

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland does not charge patients a fee to receive text messages. The message and data rates of your own mobile phone service plan may apply. Charges are billed and payable to your service provider or deducted from your prepaid account. Consent is not a requirement for participation.
Personal data that may be obtained from use of this SMS service include your mobile phone number; your carrier's name; and the date, time and content of your messages. We may use this information to contact you and provide services you request from us. Alerts sent via SMS may not be delivered if the mobile phone is not in range of a transmission site or if sufficient network capacity is not available at a particular time. Factors beyond the control of the wireless operator may interfere with message delivery even within a covered area; these include your equipment, local terrain and foliage, proximity to buildings, and weather. Wireless operators do not guarantee message delivery and will not be held liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
For information on data collection and how UCSF uses and protects your information, please read UCSF's privacy policy.
Message delivery is subject to effective transmission by your network operator. UCSF will not be liable for any delays in the receipt of any SMS message.
By subscribing to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland mobile alerts, you consent to receive automated health and wellness tips via recurring text messages.

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals medical specialists have reviewed this information. It is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of your child's doctor or other health care provider. We encourage you to discuss any questions or concerns you may have with your child's provider.

Para recibir consejos de salud y seguridad en español, envie el texto UY al 63603. Si tiene dudas sobre un mensaje de texto (SMS) que haya recibido, envíe un mensaje de texto con la palabra HELP al mismo número que se lo envió o envíe un correo electrónico a [email protected]. Para dejar de recibir estos mensajes, responda al mensaje escribiendo la palabra STOP.

Términos y condiciones

El UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland no cobra a los pacientes por recibir mensajes de texto. Pueden aplicarse tarifas de mensajes y datos. Los cargos se facturan y pagan a su proveedor de servicios o se deducen de su cuenta prepagada. El consentimiento no es un requisito para participar.
Los datos personales que pueden obtenerse del uso de este servicio de SMS incluyen su número de teléfono móvil, el nombre de su compañía telefónica, la fecha, hora y contenido de sus mensajes. Podríamos utilizar esta información para ponernos en contacto con usted y proporcionarle los servicios que nos solicite. Las alertas enviadas por SMS pueden no ser entregadas si el teléfono móvil no está al alcance de un sitio de transmisión o si no hay suficiente capacidad de red disponible al momento. Hay factores que escapan al control del operador de la red móvil que pueden interferir en la entrega de los mensajes, incluso dentro de un área cubierta; entre ellos se encuentran su equipo, el terreno y el follaje locales, la proximidad a edificios y el clima. Los operadores de servicio móvil no garantizan la entrega de los mensajes y no se harán responsables de los mensajes atrasados o no entregados.
Para obtener información sobre la recopilación de datos y cómo UCSF utiliza y protege su información, lea la política de privacidad de UCSF.
La entrega de mensajes está sujeta a la transmisión efectiva por parte de su operador de red. UCSF no será responsable de los retrasos en la recepción de cualquier mensaje SMS.
Al suscribirse a las alertas móviles de UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, usted da su consentimiento para recibir consejos automáticos sobre la salud y el bienestar a través de mensajes de texto recurrentes.

Los especialistas médicos de UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals han revisado esta información. Es sólo para fines educativos y no pretende reemplazar el consejo del médico de su niño(a) u otro proveedor de atención médica. Le invitamos a compartir con el proveedor de su niño(a) cualquier pregunta o preocupación que pueda tener.

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