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Health Commission reviews response after ZSFG social worker was fatally stabbed; city orders security review
Summary
The San Francisco Health Commission heard Director Dan Tsai and ZSFG leadership describe immediate security upgrades, a city-commissioned root cause analysis and plans to retain an independent security firm after a December 4 stabbing that killed a social worker known as Alberto; commissioners urged staff input and balanced approaches to preserve access while improving safety.
The San Francisco Health Commission on Dec. 15 heard a detailed directors report about a fatal stabbing at ZSFG that hospital and public health leaders called "heartbreaking" and "tragic." Director Dan Tsai told commissioners the incident occurred on Thursday, Dec. 4, when a patient stabbed a social worker, referred to in the meeting as Alberto, who later died.
"We had a very heartbreaking and devastating event on campus on Thursday," Tsai said, describing an outpouring of grief and a broad operational response across the Department of Public Health (DPH) and UCSF. He said the immediate focus was clinical care for the colleague, support for family and staff, and continuity of…
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