Good morning. I want is start by that thanking mayor lee for starting first. There are two stories today, the one you read about in the papers today, the deal and the process. The deal, the transaction i believe is a win win for the city of San Francisco and for the Medical Center and the Center Health system. By the name, my name is gerardo. This agreement ruts results in a significantly larger hospital. 120 beds. A significantly smaller hospital. 255 beds. Saint lukes hospital will be 25 of all the cpmc. It will continue to provide the level of care with no financial conditions or projections and i think we have solved what was an issue and initiated on the side of the hospital. Over and above the on going care obligation of the hospital. The agreement is 90 million for cash benefit and others related to health care, Affordable Housing and pedestrian safety. Thats an overview of the deal and you will hear, im going to be to make some acknowledgements an those that negotiated the cont
An issue and initiated on the side of the hospital. Over and above the on going care obligation of the hospital. The agreement is 90 million for cash benefit and others related to health care, Affordable Housing and pedestrian safety. Thats an overview of the deal and you will hear, im going to be to make some acknowledgements an those that negotiated the contract, the Development Agreement as to specifics. The process was one that i came into with somewhat or some bit of trepdation. I have been involved and know what i know from the board of supervisors from what i read in the newspapers. I was concerned about what it would be like to work with these young people who are responsible for the legislative function of our government. I also realized that by San Francisco definition that i was dealing with supervisors of three different levels, left, middle and right. And i need to say today that i have never been so impressed in my life by politicians to watch them come together as one an
Predictment go. My mom was ill and we had to take her to the er. They saved her life. Its very personal to me. The test for me has always been we want saint lukes to be a world class hospital. This dealen insures that we get that. We have 120 beds. Which is a 50 percent increase from the original proposal, but more importantly, saint lukes plays a more Important Role as part of the larger cpmc system. Cpmc by making it a larger hospital is making a real commitment to ensure this hospital will continue to serve this community for years to come. Its not just the size of the hospital but the specific requirements that im happy to talk to you afterwards that actually required and followed the guidelines that the law provides but also that it provides specialties and a center of excellence that is specifically outlined to ensure that saint lukes is a successful hospital. And something that is very important and something that we fought for and i appreciate the fact that cpmc is willing to w
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