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Supervisors press CPMC and DPH for a permanent plan as St. Luke’s subacute beds face relocation
Summary
At a Nov. 29 committee hearing, supervisors, family members and advocates urged a permanent in‑county solution after CPMC said it will move St. Luke’s subacute patients to its Davies campus; DPH described short‑ and long‑term options and promised a post‑acute strategic plan.
Supervisors and community members pressed Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) and the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) on Nov. 29 over the threatened closure and relocation of St. Luke’s Hospital’s subacute and skilled nursing unit, the only city‑licensed subacute beds in the city and county of San Francisco.
Sponsor Supervisor Asha Safai said the 40 licensed subacute beds at St. Luke’s are “an extremely important lifeline” for residents of Districts 9 and 11 and warned that losing the beds would create a citywide public‑health crisis. Family members and advocates described last‑minute notifications, staff turnover and the emotional harm of transfers.
Raquel Rivera of the family council told the committee that CPMC “arrived unannounced at St. Luke’s Hospital, providing individual family meetings on that very same day,” and said families had not been included…
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