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Supervisors press hospitals and DPH for rapid action as city grapples with subacute‑care bed shortfall
Summary
Supervisors heard a multi‑hour presentation from the Department of Public Health and patient advocates on an urgent shortfall of subacute SNF beds in San Francisco; DPH identified potential sites (Chinese Hospital 23 beds; San Francisco Healthcare up to 38), estimated an annual operating shortfall of roughly $3.5–4 million, and the committee continued the matter for follow‑up at the chair’s call.
The Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety & Neighborhood Services Committee spent the bulk of its Jan. 21 meeting on subacute skilled‑nursing (SNF) capacity after hearing presentations from the Department of Public Health, hospital leaders, patients’ families and community advocates.
Supervisor Ahsha Safai opened with a recounting of the months‑long effort to prevent San Francisco from losing all in‑city subacute beds after closures at St. Luke’s; he described families who must travel far to see loved ones and said the city’s near‑term target should be roughly 80–90 subacute beds. Supervisor Walton, who visited the Davies campus, said she was “appalled” by the prospect that hospitals might focus on closing beds rather than preserving care.
Kelly Hiramoto, special projects director at DPH, presented the department’s SNF subacute…
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