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Public and clinicians press San Francisco Health Department on Laguna Honda admissions and transparency
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the Oct. 6 San Francisco Health Commission meeting raised concerns about Laguna Honda Hospital admissions, out-of-county transfers for elderly patients, delays in public records requests and the scheduling of the Laguna Honda Joint Conference Committee (JCC).
Public commenters and a physician urged the San Francisco Department of Public Health on Oct. 6 to address delays in admissions to Laguna Honda Hospital (LHH), transparency around census and discharge data, and an apparent rise in out-of-county placements for older San Franciscans.
The concerns were voiced during the meeting’s public comment period by Dr. Teresa Palmer and by an unnamed public commenter who provided a numerical snapshot of LHH’s census. "I had a terrible ... experience this month trying to help a family advocate ... who was precipitously transferred out of county ... and she ended up dying…
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