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SFGH rebuild on track; staff-and-stock and OSHPD clearance next milestones
Summary
Rebuild director Terry Salts and transition leads said construction is nearing completion, FF&E spending is underway ($91M to date), and upcoming steps include staff-and-stock clearance, anticipated occupancy in November and a licensing survey aiming for patient move in spring 2016, with outstanding OSHPD items being actively addressed.
Terry Salts, SFGH rebuild director, told the Health Commission the new San Francisco General Hospital is "looking like a hospital" and highlighted completed exterior and interior work, rooftop gardens and public art installations. Salts credited project partners, noted that local business enterprise and local-hire goals (5% LBE target and 20% local-hire threshold) are being met and said the furnishing, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) program has spent about $91 million toward a $170 million target.
Ron Alameda (DPW) and transition director Lillian Chan described schedule and licensing milestones. Alameda said six OSHPD line items had posed challenges; four have been resolved and the team is working on stair pressurization and an air-balance report required by the area compliance officer. Chan outlined the transition steps: staff-and-stock clearance will permit training and orientation of an estimated 5,400 staff; state occupancy is targeted around November; a licensing survey would follow, with a safe patient move planned for spring 2016 if milestones are met.
Greg Wagner, DPHs CFO, addressed financial impacts of an adjusted schedule and said the department expects to manage near-term impacts within adopted budgets, citing IT vendor timeline risks and about $7 $8 million of IT contingency in the rebuild budget. Commissioners emphasized the importance of transition milestones, protocols, and training to ensure operational readiness. HR staff reported hiring progress: more than 200 nurses hired since February and key recruitments in the pipeline, with active recruiting efforts underway.
Commissioners expressed appreciation for the projects community contributions (local hiring, arts commissions) and asked for continued quarterly updates as the team moves into the transition and licensing phases.
