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Health Commission approves End of Life Option Act implementation policy and accepts $80,000 gift for Laguna Honda assistive technology
Summary
The Health Commission approved a resolution supporting implementation of the California End of Life Option Act across the San Francisco Health Network and separately approved accepting an $80,000 donation from Molly Fleissner to fund assistive technologies for Laguna Honda residents.
The Health Commission approved two separate resolutions affecting patient care and services at city facilities.
Implementation of End of Life Option Act: Sneha Patel (Office of Policy and Planning) presented a network implementation policy for the California End of Life Option Act and noted that Laguna Honda Hospital has prepared aligned policies and procedures that will be considered at a joint conference committee meeting. After minor clarifying edits referencing the applicable California legislation (AB‑15 was mentioned in the discussion), the commission moved, seconded and approved a resolution supporting implementation of the Act in the San Francisco Health Network.
Donation to Laguna Honda: The commission also approved a resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to recommend that the Board of Supervisors accept and expend an $80,000 gift to the Laguna Honda gift fund from Molly Fleissner. A presenter described how the donor previously contributed $100,000 to start "Molly's Fund" and that the additional $80,000 will buy assistive technology — for example, devices enabling a resident with locked‑in syndrome to communicate by activating a toe sensor with a speech output system. Commissioners approved the donation by voice vote.
Commissioners requested that the commission be reported back to in one year on AB‑15 implementation progress; the executive secretary agreed to note that for a future report.
