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Healthcare In San Francisco, California

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Paperback (General Books; Aug 20 2010)
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Healthcare In San Francisco, California
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, Healthy San Francisco, the Stone Clinic, St. Mary's Medical Center, San Francisco General Hospital, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco City Clinic. Excerpt: Saint Francis Memorial Hospital (SFMH) is a hospital in San Francisco, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. Founded just over a century ago in San Francisco by five physicians, they undertook to build "the most up-to-date modern hospital west of Chicago." Today, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, located between Nob Hill and the Tenderloin District, remains a center of healing and innovative medicine as well as spiritual services to the community. Having endured two world wars, major earthquakes, and numerous events in an ever changing city, Saint Francis is well equipped to serve the city of San Francisco through the 21st century. Timeline of Saint Francis Memorial Hospital 1905: Saint Francis Hospital Company is founded by five physicians. 1906: The Great Earthquake of 1906 causes a fire that burns the Hospital to the ground. Dr. Redmond Payne volunteers his home to become the temporary location for Saint Francis. 1911: A new 100-bed building is built at the corner of Bush and Hyde streets, which is the present Nob Hill address, and is fully occupied within 10 days of opening. 1921: To accommodate the post-war baby boom, a 200 bed obstetrics wing is added. 1938: The for-profit Saint Francis Hospital Company becomes the non-profit Saint Francis Hospital Association. 1952: The Plastic
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