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Zuckerberg San Francisco General move set for May 21 as licensing and simulations continue
Summary
ZSFG operations team reported the hospital rebuild is on track for a May 21 move into Building 25, with successful pharmacy and licensing surveys, scheduled mock-move simulations, hiring for 119 building-operational positions and contingency plans to reduce census in the days before the move.
Iman Nazeri Simmons, chief operating officer for Zuckerberg San Francisco General, briefed the commission on the hospital rebuild and patient-move plan for Building 25. She said licensing deliverables were met and the Board of Pharmacy survey was completed successfully, and that a full licensing validation is planned for the week of May 2 with a California Department of Public Health license expected by May 6.
Simmons described operational preparations: 119 positions for Building 25 operations have been filled; departmental-level training and multi-department "day-in-the-life" simulations are underway; a mock move simulation is scheduled for April 9; and the week before the May 21 move will focus on census reduction and postponement of elective procedures that would require post-op stays. "At a glance, you should feel really good that we are on time and on target for a May 21 move-in," Simmons said.
The pharmacy surveyor flagged two items: the pharmacy license timing (expected by March 28) and the need to install a new wireless infusion pump system; the team confirmed pumps are being delivered and will be installed and tested. Mark Freeman provided a budget update, saying about $24 million remains held back, largely for contractor payments, and about $12.2 million in interest earnings remains to be applied to the project.
Commissioners sought follow-up briefings during the final pre-move period and a post-move review similar to prior hospital relocations.
