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Callers and commissioners press DPH over Laguna Honda recertification, HSAG contracts and transparency
Summary
At a Jan. 3 Health Commission meeting, public commenters urged the Department of Public Health to release root-cause analyses and revised closure plans for Laguna Honda, questioned new consultant contracts cited as costly, and pressed the department on timelines for CMS recertification. The commission approved a consent calendar that included the contested contracts.
San Franciscos Health Commission heard sustained public concern on Jan. 3 about the future of Laguna Honda Hospital and a series of consultant contracts the public described as costly and opaque.
Callers during the general public-comment period accused the Department of Public Health (DPH) of secrecy around documents they say are central to recertification and possible closure decisions. "The 5 contracts to rescue Laguna Honda across the 3 consultants now totals 26,700,000.0," said Patrick Monette Shaw during public comment, and he later raised concerns about HSAG contracts and steep hourly rates he said had increased to as much as $485 an hour. Michael Lyon, another caller, warned "in exactly 1 month Laguna Honda will close" unless DPH produces substantial improvements and said the…
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