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Sheriff and DPH report security overhaul at San Francisco General after patient death
Summary
After the death of a patient at San Francisco General Hospital, DPH and the sheriff outlined a corrective-action plan that includes a DPH security manager, new 'code green' missing‑person procedures, training for sheriff staff assigned to the hospital, MOU revisions, and a roughly $1.8 million budget enhancement in the mayor's proposal.
The San Francisco Health Commission on Wednesday heard a security update that department leaders said was prompted by “an unfortunate, incident involving the death of patient Lynn Spalding at SFGH,” and that has led to a coordinated corrective-action plan between the Department of Public Health and the sheriff’s department.
Roland Pickens, director of the San Francisco Health Network, told commissioners the reviews and corrective actions covered four areas: leadership oversight, patient safety, contracted services and facility improvements. He said the corrective-action plan includes developing a comprehensive security plan and appointing a full‑time security program manager charged with producing and overseeing that plan.
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