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San Francisco Health Commission honors outgoing DPH Director Grant Colfax as Daniel Tsai begins tenure
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The San Francisco Health Commission on March 3 approved a resolution honoring Dr. Grant Colfax for six years as San Francisco’s Director of Public Health and welcomed Daniel Tsai as the department’s new director.
The San Francisco Health Commission on March 3 approved a resolution honoring Dr. Grant Colfax for six years as San Francisco’s Director of Public Health and heard introductory remarks from incoming Director Daniel Tsai, who said it was his first day on the job and that he was “very, very excited to be here.”
The resolution acknowledged Colfax’s role leading the department through the COVID‑19 pandemic, the city’s MPox response and efforts on mental‑health and substance‑use services. Commissioners and DPH staff delivered extended remarks praising Colfax’s emphasis on data, treatment expansion and the recertification of Laguna Honda Hospital (LHH). At the same meeting, Director Tsai outlined priorities including improving access and ambulatory‑care scheduling.
Commissioners described Colfax’s tenure as transformative. Commissioner Christian…
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