LibGuides: Consumer Health Library for Patients &amp; Families: Subscription Databases

How to Use Subscription Databases

These databases are available by subscription only. Baystate Health employees have access through the intranet at Baystate Health.

Patients & families: To search a topic for yourself, please arrange to come into the Consumer Health Library. Call us at (413) 794-7010.

Or, ask us to research a question for you. We will send the results by email or postal mail. For free. Click here for REQUEST FORM

Subscription Databases for Patients & Families

Access Medicine Patient Education Comprehensive, reliable healthcare information for adults, pediatrics, medicines, and acute settings available in multiple languages and for over 7000 topics to help you help your patients understand their care and improve their health status.
Clin-eguide Patient Handouts
Clinical Key Patient Education Browse hundreds of consumer health topics in multiple languages or filter by author organization or by medical specialty.
Consumer Health Complete Consumer Health Complete supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics. This resource provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.
CultureVision for Culturally Competent Care
Gale Resources (Education, Boston Globe, New York Times)
Natural Medicines for Integrative Therapies
Psychiatry Online for Patients & Families Learn about common mental disorders, including symptoms, risk factors and treatment options. Find answers to your questions written by leading psychiatrists, stories from people living with mental illness and links to additional resources.
Rehabilitation Reference Center Patient Education
ToxNet for Toxicology, Environmental Health, Drugs & Breastfeeding
UpToDate Lexidrug Online Patient Education (formerly Lexicomp) The Patient Education Module provides the capability to print complete patient educational packets with information on medications, conditions, and/or procedures.
UpToDate Patient Information UpToDate provides more than 1,500 patient education topics, plus more than 1,000 translated into universal Spanish, that facilitate clinician-patient communication. These materials educate and promote shared decision-making based on medical evidence, clinical recommendations, and patient preference. Engaging patients in their medical care and treatment decisions often reduces costs and leads to better outcomes.