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SFGH—s institutional master-plan update draws large neighborhood turnout over proposed helipad
Summary
San Francisco General Hospital presented an interim Institutional Master Plan update May 10, including a proposed rooftop helipad, generator upgrades and a long-term new hospital to meet seismic standards under SB 1953. Hospital leaders argued patient-access and seismic compliance; neighbors and community groups voiced broad opposition to the helipad on safety, noise and disaster-planning grounds.
San Francisco General Hospital presented an interim Institutional Master Plan update on May 10 outlining future projects that include a rooftop helipad, emergency-generator upgrades and a new seismically compliant acute-care hospital required under California Senate Bill 1953.
Hospital officials said the helipad and the broader rebuild are driven by patient-safety and regulatory imperatives. "We are under the mandate of Senate Bill 1953 to replace all acute care services in noncompliant structures," said Ron Alameda (department representative) and CEO Jean O'Connell emphasized that SFGH is the County—s only level-1 trauma center and a critical safety-net resource.
Planning staff has opened environmental review for the…
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