UCSF Health is in talks to acquire St. Mary’s Medical Center and St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco from Dignity Health, a Catholic hospital chain. But some doctors are concerned the community hospitals will lose their identity and culture.
A security guard at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center has been charged with a series of thefts involving over $200,000 worth of Apple devices specifically designed for medical staff use, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday.
people were there because the state hospitals had closed. there used to be a lot more state mental hospitals. now there are five taking care of 7,000 people. there are 90,000 people in jails. of those 90,000 half have severe mental illness and not getting treated in jail. the state of california says we don t want people incarcerated anymore. i don t blame them. work release programs get them out of jail. but again with all the percentage of mental illness they get out without the care. dr. raven, ucsf head at the emergency room saying they come into the e.r. the other part the police officer didn t tell you. they go to the emergency room. we don t have anywhere to put them. they are here for 72 hours and there are no beds. they go back on the street and they aren t getting treated for mental illness. bill: the governor of california said he has a $15 billion in california.