Public commenter urges commission to expedite 2024 out-of-county discharge data under 2019 ordinance

A remote public commenter asked the San Francisco Health Commission to expedite the department's presentation of out-of-county discharge data to skilled nursing facilities for calendar year 2024.

The commenter, identified in the transcript as "Mister Menichaw" (remote commenter), said the data is due annually to the DPH policy and planning office by Jan. 31 under San Francisco ordinance 77-22 (a public-policy reference the speaker attributed to former Supervisor Gordon Mar). He told the commission the 2024 data and analysis had not yet been presented and asked the commission to ask staff (Miss Patel was named) to schedule the presentation at the May 19 full commission meeting. The commenter urged the report be expedited and described the out-of-county discharge numbers as substantial in prior years, saying the city had recorded up to 6,000 San Franciscans discharged out of county across select prior years.

Commission response The commission did not take a formal action on the request during the meeting; the speaker asked commissioners to direct staff to schedule the dataset for the May 19 meeting.

Speakers - Remote commenter identified as "Mister Menichaw" (remote commenter)

Authorities - ordinance: "Ordinance 77-22" (as cited by the commenter) (referenced_by:["public comment request"])

Actions - No formal commission vote recorded on scheduling; commenter requested DPH present the 2024 out-of-county skilled-nursing discharge data at the May 19, 2025 meeting.

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Proper_names - {"name":"Ordinance 77-22","type":"other"}

Provenance - {"block_id":"block_647.435_691.64996","local_start":0,"local_end":150,"evidence_excerpt":"This testimony does not address other agenda items on today's agenda... community members have repeatedly asked that the out of county discharge data to skilled nursing facilities for calendar year 2024... be expeditiously presented.","reason_code":"topicintro"} - {"block_id":"block_692.67_728.725","local_start":0,"local_end":120,"evidence_excerpt":"The 2023 data wasn't presented to this commission until July 2024... As commissioners, you should ask miss Patel to schedule presentation of that data at your May 19 full health commission meeting.","reason_code":"topicfinish"}

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