of people in my life hold their medical insurance of st. luke's, and we want to make sure sutter holds its promises of keeping open for the communities surrounding. >> the soft sell is 30 seconds, so i am sorry it scared new. >> i am the monther of a patient at st. luke's. i work in icu, so good afternoon, a supervisor and commissioners. i am a registered nurse. my specialty is organ transplant and intensive care. my daughter, 27 years old, was diagnosed. she communicates by moving her eyes back and forth, one movements for yes and two

movements for no. this is the way she expressos in the world, and this is our world. they have seen a patient in understanding our situation, but it required several transfers for worsening symptoms, and it has been transferred back to the holidays. -- to the home base. i would hate to think of our lives without such strong support. i know places like this have a unit and are few and far between, and the places without hospital support. good where places like this should be a standard and not an

exception. >> i am going to call a few names. [list of names [ >> i have worked out st. louis for 40 years. my specialty is putting in ivies. you would think i would be busier than i am, but i am not as busy. we simply seemed to put a band- aid on people and turn them out again until they rotate back. it is accessed segregated care according to money and race and ability to pay. i do not see that changing, even if there is a new bill. i would like to think that it would. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, board of supervisors.

i work at st. luke's campus. i have been working there for 12 years. we always pass every year with flying colors and hoped to continue this tradition of quality care to our most vulnerable patients here again we see the family members with excellent care for their loved ones. we are a team. you would be hard-pressed to see anyone treated better than our patients. they used local transportation to enter the hospital. our families are of limited financial means.

they are multi-ethnic and multicultural. please assure this includes plans for care. >> thank you. next speaker. yougood evening. i am the president and ceo of north these medical services here in the city. it is a nonprofit community health care center with a history of providing competent health care to the underserved population in our community spirit of we currently see roughly 50,000 patients spread among our clinics in the city. in the 1990's, they came together to form a unique partnership to expand and

improve the care and the underserved community. goothis has allowed many patiens to be cared for when they require hospitalization or specialty care. this partnership has allowed them to deliver between 4030 and 500 babies a year, and this is to improve continuity of care. a few years ago we partnered to care for the underserved population in san francisco. we are caring for approximately 30% of the entire san francisco population. i believe the proposed campus will allow our patients to access a world-class stage of the art facility and to allow

accessibility for the patients who live in the community. i look forward to the partnership and that we are able to serve the additional patients health care reform will bring. i support the rebuild, and i encourage you to as well. >> i am going to call a few more names. [list of names] >> supervisors, a good evening. good i am a program director of the san francisco foundation curator of i oversee our portfolios and community houseah policy. our message is to help oversee strong communities and promotes

philanthropy. the san francisco foundation has had a focus on the health of the community, in particular combat during disparities with communities of color and lgbt dcommunities. we have tried to help the most vulnerable triggered our mission is also to improve the lives of underprivileged or vulnerable san franciscans. we are happy to enter into this partnership, should you agree to it. the three of us share a common interest, in respect of of what the supreme court decides. of i will believe this leads to greater numbers of citizens at

health clinics, while we improve the quality of care, leading to better health outcomes. thank you for letting me make these comments. >> next speaker stere. >> i am the ceo of the community consortium. we were serving over 92,000 patients last year oreganos' are uninsured and -- patients last year. most are uninsured. and we unequivocally endorse the medical center. we believe the technology and will be accomplished and will build san francisco to be a landmark city. we believe the partnerships with all the hospitals is representative of what we can do

together, as seen as a health plan. we believe that while there is controversy, the board of supervisors, mayor's office all have the ability to work out and come to an agreement. as a member of the committee, i personally believe we have the skills and abilities to make this an even greater city and to care for all of our residents. good we thank you for your time. i do bring you a couple of apologies. you will hear from some of the board members. >> thank you. next speaker a. >> thank you for hearing this. my name is mary, and i am from

japantown. i would like to let sue know -- to let you know we are very fond of cpmc, and they have reached out to do presentations on healthy living to all of our seniors. did we feel that people be a healthy before and they go to the hospital is really important, and we are right of the front of that with hundreds of seniors who come every year. i am a native san francisco in, and in the last few years, i have been dealing with severe health problems with my husband who passed away last year you're a good of of his services have come through -- my husband

passed away last year. all of our services have come through cpmc. i cannot tell you how important it is for families to be able to know they could go to one place, get the care they need, of the tests they need, different clinical things for people who are very sick in one place. it would be a wonderful staying ithing to rebuild riot cathedral though. goo-- to rebuild at cathedral h. >> [list of names] >> good evening, supervisors.

as you know, i have been advised tonight has been about health care, and i have heard just about everything as far as products and results, but not to say that is not relevant to health care, but i would like to touch on that topic. health care would mean to help your house, so if i have high blood pressure, how to treat the situation. what is the solution for high blood pressure? as i am only human, and

everything is unique, everything could been defined differently. good what i see islam -- >> what i see is rebuilding cpmc is an opportunity. it is an opportunity to be rebuilt as what they need, whether that is technology, machines, how to improve the health care of their clients, and for a facility, maybe something like clean energy could be possibly integrated, and that would be great. it is integration of your health care and what is available, so

not just what is knowledgeable or available. >> i am the board share of the san francisco community clinic consortium. i am here to express our support. commitments that they will help improve living conditions, safety and the tenderloin, and access to care, and the community benefit fund will health nonprofit centers as well as the communities they serve. of i would like to conclude the we trust americaandthe mayor wik to help end the community they

serve. >> thank you. next speaker. >> i welcome ivw6 san francisco. i was born at st. luke's hospital, and even though every neighborhood would like to have a full-service hospital, that is not possible. my daughter was nearly born in golden gate park because not every neighborhood can have a full-service hospital. i believe this is a viable solution to provide a hospital. we were talking about health care, and those were the issues.

hopefully the mayor's office will be able to sort this out. i hear about the enormous profits they make and that they are of profit-generating steam, and we question whether they can make a 1% margin, and they may not be able to make a 1% margin, and it is good we have that information now rather than next month when we have already made a decision, so we can move forward with the information we have secure a good -- the information we have here a good price i am going to call a few more names. [list of names]

next speaker to record >. >> i have been a nurse for 39 years, and i am here with a short message on behalf of all my colleagues, and i will not be redundant, but the nurses really urge you to the gatt is closely in terms of health care, to make sure when we are combining services into one place but there is plenty for everybody. it is nice to have fancy rooms but look like a hotel, but the best care is given in rooms but do not always provide. we really rely on you as a

citizen, and as a nurse we rely on you looking at this closely in terms of health care. good >> the next speaker. guard i have been and are i5 years -- been an rn for 15 years. we are looking at where they will locate the votebeds once ty have closed. at the last meeting, i was asked a very good question, that a skilled nursing were too close, where did i think the beds should be located? my answer was to locate it at the west campus, about was my second choice to give we

provide the highest level of care they can provide. we transport patients to and from the medical building for procedures and higher levels of care. we care for patients with multiple ivs. being further from an acute care hospitals could translate into potentially dangerous delays of care. keeping those skilled nursing beds of st. luke's is an excellent choice. before approval is granted, we ask for your health now demanding clear statements of the exact location of the skilled nursing beds, so we do not lose more.

the location to be in close proximity or attached to an acute-care hospital. g>> thank you. i am a cardiologists, and i am also the chief of staff. i represent 350 physicians who provide health care to 300,000 residents in the community south of market. good are want to speak about the delivery of health care and with this project means -- i want to speak about the delivery of health care and what this project means to patients. everybody knows st. luke's is a safety net. of what he may not know if that the staff has been recognized as one of only 410 hospitals in the entire country to get 100%

graves in quality of patient safety. this did not happen overnight. it has expanded our ability to care for patients at every level pure year when we have a case we do not have to go begging medical centers to take our patients. give we just call. the people of san francisco have been are beneficiaries. secondly, this whole process gives hope for the future. we have an aging medical community. it is hard to come to san francisco and live here. it is very expensive. in 1871, a physician provided our mission statement.

the doors are open wide for the reception of everyone. benefits will been limited by means. he did not know the doors would close when it was destroyed by an earthquake. its coat six years to the bones of hospital. ghraib let's not repeat that you're a good -- let's not repeat that. >> [list of names] next speaker. g>> thank you for all your efforts in this process. i am the chairman of psychiatry, and i want to focus on patient care, most particularly the chronic and mentally ill, which is one of

the most devastating illnesses known to man, and you are probably aware of the funding is dwindling as we speak, and there have been many bed closures and all sorts of challenges to treatment. cpmc has really supported me and my partners. of we are one of the few that has remained open in the we work very closely with many providers for the care of the mentally ill. about 20% of our patients are medical and uninsured, and we have are growing system where we are collaborating throughout the city you're a good -- throughout the security of our will focus a little bit on st. luke's. g-- to rob the city.

i will focus a little beyond on st. luke's. and we are already strainedoing business, and i am having faculty go to st. luke's to treat some of the patients, so i see this as a beginning step in the traditional direction in the care of the mentally ill. >> good evening, supervisors. but i would like to thank you for this opportunity. i am the founder and president of the national coalition of the black women of san francisco chapter of the re of san franci.

give we represent over 53 chapters in the district of columbia. we are an advocacy organization, and we advocate for women and girls and empowerment of women. i would like to support cpmu, because they saw the south as a partner. -- they saw us us a partner. good it was revealed african- american women were dying of breast cancer. they could have swept it under the rug, but they did not. they decided to seek us out of a women's organization so they

could locate where men and girls buying of -- dying at a young age to conduct mammograms, which stated. thank you for this opportunity region which they did. good thank you for this opportunity is curator of >> i am a registered nurse. i am nervous. given this is my first time during a public speaking during go. we all have to work tomorrow. but i want to thank you for hearing me out. i am going to address a few issues have are of great concern.

privacy and wrestle recovery are some concerns they have when sharing a room. i do not know if any of euayou e been to the hospital. i am side by side with them, sharing a room with a curtain. we have violations, so i am going to talk about this patient i had last week. of a patient was so anxious about sharing his romaroom. his wife was increasing his anxiety, and this makes it hard to ensure the patients we are doing everything we can for them with the exception of providing a private room your good this patient was only able to be in a private room for 12

hours because we have to place another patient in there because they were contagious. i urge you to support the plans to rebuild today. i have been an employee for five years, and i look forward to many more years to come. good >> i am going to call up the speaker's. -- speakers. [list of names] next speaker. fax thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to have my voice be heard. i of the founding teacher of the galileo health academy.

the year 2000 i started doing out of reach to the hospitals, trying to find some way of connecting student learning and with jobs and a community of. every place i went declined any partnership. the person in charge of volunteer services stepped up and said we would like to try to do something with you. we have been sending classes to the department every week, and it has grown to a two cloud it has grown to a two cloud flows every week year-ago we