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Nurse at county jail and union rep urge Commission to address incarceration and staffing gaps
Summary
A jail health nurse thanked the Commission for a resolution recognizing incarceration as a public health issue and outlined recent clinical improvements; an SEIU representative presented DPH documents alleging a discrepancy between nursing vacancies and $62M annual per-diem spending, calling for staffing and hiring reforms.
Public comment at the start of the meeting highlighted jail health-care improvements and raised concerns about staffing and heavy reliance on per-diem nurses.
Joe Duncan, a registered nurse at the San Francisco County Jail, opened public comment by praising Resolution 19-5 and stating, "Incarceration is a public health issue." He described clinical changes in Jail Health Services, including expanded use of buprenorphine, increased methadone maintenance, revamped…
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