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Kaiser San Francisco Medical Center

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Kaiser San Francisco Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente
Geography
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
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Beds247
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ListsHospitals in California

Kaiser San Francisco Medical Center consists of four Kaiser Permanente medical office and center campuses in San Francisco, California.[1]

History

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French Hospital

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The French Hospital of San Francisco, officially La Societe Francaise de Bienfaisance Mutuelle, was founded in 1851 as San Francisco's first private hospital.[2] It was originally located on Rincon Hill. Later locations were Bryant at 5th Streets (1856), and Point Lobos Avenue (now Geary) (1895). A new French Hospital was dedicated on May 4, 1963. It is now known as the "French Campus" of Kaiser Permanente.[3]

Consolidation

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Kaiser Permanente has the main San Francisco Medical Center, the Geary Hospital, French Campus, and Mission Bay all forming Kaiser's San Francisco presence.

Incidents

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In 2008, 960 babies were potentially exposed to tuberculosis at the hospital's postpartum unit.[4]

In 2010 the hospital was fined US$100,000 for failing to properly treat a diabetic patient that later died.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Anza Vista Bottle Attack Leaves Man Critically Injured - Hoodline". 21 August 2017.
  2. ^ Marie Louise Girerd, "History of the French Hospital", French-American Foundation for Medical Research and Education. [1]
  3. ^ "Lost San Francisco", https://www.facebook.com/LostSanFrancisco/photos/the-french-hospital-san-francisco-founded-in-1851-by-etienne-dervec-on-rincon-hi/1012687832122852/
  4. ^ "960 babies in TB scare at Kaiser in S.F." 27 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Bay Area hospitals fined for violations". 31 August 2012.
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