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Committee files ordinance on hospital out-of-county transfers after debate over scope
Summary
A proposed Health Code amendment requiring hospitals to report annual out-of-county transfers for skilled nursing care was filed by the committee after public comment; supporters said data are needed to track gaps in local long-term care beds, while some advocates urged broader scope and faster action.
The Public Safety & Neighborhood Services Committee on May 26 considered an ordinance to require general acute-care hospitals and hospital-based skilled nursing facilities to report annually to the Department of Public Health on patients transferred out of San Francisco for skilled nursing care and on patients who qualify for…
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