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Public Health director: Zuckerberg San Francisco General to open May 21; DPH outlines $2B‑plus budget
Summary
Department of Public Health Director Barbara Garcia told the budget committee the department's budget is slightly more than $2 billion, that the new Zuckerberg San Francisco General will begin patient moves May 21 following state licensing, and that the department plans expanded behavioral‑health services and a 10‑year EHR investment.
SAN FRANCISCO — Barbara Garcia, director of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, briefed the Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee on May 11 on the department's proposed budget for FY2016‑17 and FY2017‑18, staffing for the new hospital and planned behavioral‑health expansions.
Garcia said the department's budget is "a little bit over $2,000,000,000," with Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital accounting for nearly half of the total. She said revenue sources include Medi‑Cal and patient fees and that changes in…
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