"These clinical care facilities have been certified by The ALS Association (ALSA) as having met a rigorous standard of quality care for ALS patients. Each has a multidisciplinary team approach to provide a continuum of care as well as appropriate diagnostic capabilities." I don't use one of these facilities and believe I receive excellent care. It's important that you find a Neurologist experienced in the diagnosis and care of ALS patients, with whom you have a good relationship, whether or not they are at one of the below centers. Also, it is very reasonable to have a second opinion with such an important diagnosis. ALS Clinical Department of Neurology (Rup Tandan, M.D.) Fletcher Allen Health Care UHC Campus Department of Neurology 1 South Prospect Street Burlington, VT 05401 Tel: (802) 656-4550 Fax: (802) 656-2461 ALS Clinical Services Center of Hahnemann University ( Ted Tatarian, D.O.) Hahnemann University Hospital Broad and Vine Streets Philadelphia, PA 19102 Tel: (215) 643-5434 Fax: (215) 643-9307 ALSA Center, Desk S 90 Cleveland Clinic (Hiroshi Mitsumoto, M.D.) Cleveland Clinic Foundation 9500 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44195 Tel: (216) 444-5418 Fax: (216) 444-9401 Harry J. Hoenselaar ALS Clinic (Daniel S. Newman, M.D.) Henry Ford Hospital 2799 West Grand Blvd Detroit, MI 48202 Tel: (313) 876-2594 Fax: (313) 876-3014 Motor Neuron Disease Clinic (James W. Albers, M.D.) University of Michigan Hospital Department of Neurology 1324/0322 Taubman Center 1500 E. Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0322 Tel: (313) 936-9010 Fax: (313) 763-6545 Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center at California Pacific Medical Center (Deborah Gelinas, M.D.-Michelle Murray) 2324 Sacremento Street, Suite 150 San Francisco, CA 94115 Tel: (415) 923-3604 Fax: (415) 673-5184 ALS Clinic (Janice Weisman, M.D.) Boston University Medical Center 720 Harrison Avenue, Suite 707 Boston, MA 02118 Tel: (617) 638-8456 Fax: (617) 638-8465