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Health Commission finds CPMC skilled-nursing bed cuts detrimental, passes resolution 4-0
Summary
After nearly three hours of testimony from clinicians, union representatives and community advocates, the Health Commission passed (4-0) a resolution finding California Pacific Medical Center's proposed reduction of skilled nursing facility beds will be detrimental and urged CPMC to work with DPH and other stakeholders on citywide SNF and subacute needs.
The San Francisco Health Commission on July 10 (recorded in the meeting transcript) concluded a Proposition Q hearing on California Pacific Medical Center's (CPMC) proposed reductions in skilled nursing facility (SNF) capacity by adopting a revised resolution that says the cuts will have a detrimental impact on city health services and urges CPMC to work with the Department of Public Health (DPH) and other stakeholders to address citywide SNF and subacute bed needs. The resolution passed by a 4-0 vote.
Deputy Director Colleen Chavla presented corrected data and analysis from the Department's memo and the Lewin Group review, noting a long-term decline in hospital-based SNF beds and projections that citywide capacity may be inadequate for projected needs. "Given the current…
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