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Hospital clinicians and nurses clash over contracting out security at San Francisco General
Summary
Physicians and hospital administrators argued Proposition J would let non‑sworn security integrate with clinical teams and save money; nurses, institutional police and many staff strongly opposed privatization, citing training, authority and safety concerns.
The record on Proposition J — which would allow the Department of Public Health to pursue contracting for security at San Francisco General Hospital — featured contrasting testimony from hospital clinicians and front-line staff.
Leslie Dubin, director for clinical operations at San Francisco General, and Dr. Todd May, the hospital’s chief medical officer, told the committee the current model limits staff flexibility in clinical crises because sworn deputies lack certain legal…
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