taken by paramedics to san francisco general hospital. our sons life was saved at the general. there are others here today who have been saved at the general. falling down a flight of stairs and falling open a marble door at the symphony and being hit simply going to diner or simply crossing the street in downtown san francisco. our firefighters, our police who protect us daily are taken there. children from broken homes abuse of homes are taken there. friends, cousins or simply strangers who might be homes all are served at the general.

i am very grateful for san francisco general. other who told me their personal stories are very grateful as well. my goal is for everyone i mean everyone in this community to be as grateful as i am. don't wait for that accident to happen the plane crashed or the earthquake. be grateful we have this our county hospital with invaluable services on a daily basis 24/7. and i mean 24/7. the general has already been prepared to meet the needs of our city when we need it the most soon with an outstanding general facility it will match

it's clinical obsolescence. this place is a hard adversity a safety net to the community. our heart and soul felt folks on the streets or iconic to our san francisco. with the help of the hearts in san francisco project the foundation has raised more than $92 million (clapping) these hearts generate funding for vitality noochts through the hearts grant. surgeon training in the trauma institute and waterfallness programs and evocational programs with people struggling

with mental illness and many many more that are record reflect to comfortably our community. without our support we couldn't u wouldn't be here today we're celebrating our 10 years anniversary including large tabletop hearts and smaller mosaic hearts. currently hearts are seen in many lobbies and store properties and a balconies and kiddie parks let's continue to see those hearts cross the entire bay area (clapping) in our lifetime we can create positive change we can all create positive change. i had a change of heart when i

had to walk in those commodores with our son. i hope none of you here do i have to walk in those doors say patient but if you or your family member your best friend or coworker ever does you'll be amazed at the medical obsolescence the decreases, the nurses and staff who make this place. the heart auction closes promote at 1:30 today but the best and most beautiful things in the world can't be seen or even heard but must be felt with the heart.

happy valentine's day (clapping) >> now we would like to thank each of the artists who participated from the hearts in san francisco project. this year's artists are: shawn, christen, katie and reggie hall, erica, ray deny, panicking and jack and charles da met. fred howard and is a less you powell, gwyneth and nadia.

gwen district attorney lee and amy, michael, rachel, aaron rogers and maurice, laurel, emma webster, webb can he and alice and claudia and monica fritz (clapping) the auction closes today at 1:30 p.m. for assistance in plaguing our bid please visit e by the

way, and now, please welcome the mayor of our great city the honorable mayor ed lee (clapping (clapping.) good evening, everyone happy lunar new year. i want to say hi, but to emphasis your cities support for the greatest 0 hospital you can ever find yes (clapping) does keys to amaze we when i go there after something has occurred but now i'm going

through because valuable research is being done and the collaboration between our decreases and nurses and the staff at the uscf is producing a wonderful relationship. i'm up here to give thanks to the wonderful committee and to a richie can't get around the office without making sure i have a list to call but to thank all of you who are munching on a piece of bread that's the shape of a heart. you didn't notice? but also all of you who are contributing you understand the roll of our hospital it's a hospital with a one hundred percent and so i'm glad to be here on the field of at&t park. thank you larry.

(clapping.) i can't wait until the ball s is thrown i'm losing weight and getting ready. thank you to everybody thank you to the artists and all the committee of volunteers that are calling people ray's this wonderful resources to get the furniture and equipment there because while the public did they're part the highest general obligation bond in the city we've got to do our part to make sure it's filled with the equipment to save lives to improve the conditions. and for those of you who haven't received a call from me be ready because the committee is very dedicated and i've been taking lessons from willie brown how to take that call. have a great lunch and enjoy

this and have a big heart. thank you from the bottom of our heart let's do our part and congratulations to the whole committee. 56 have a la heart. thank you (clapping) >> ladies and gentlemen, it's now time for the first artists award present by michael san francisco bay area region wells fargo and company (clapping) thank you and good afternoon. looked like to start my comments by asking you to take a look back in time a long time back before i was around a vegetate time ago it was 1852 wells fargo opened they're first branch on

montgomery street and co- incidental although, the city of san francisco in 1857 started it's first hospital and ever since then we've been serving the community of san francisco. there is no those years we've seen the general work tirelessly for people in need of care. just like the general wells fargo is working hard to improve all lives in san francisco we appreciate we are only as healthy as the community we serve so financial health and person health do hand to hand. that's why san francisco is proud to be a support for the volunteer hours. in fact, it was 10 jurors when nancy and allen newsom did their

offices and asked four fah are 0 support for the hearts. we said, yes then and we're proud to say we've said, yes every year since (clapping) this year's hearts recipients entire all of us through their exceptional community service and i'm here to kickoff this with the heros who work tirelessly. now our first heart hero tom is the operator of a company family owned full harley da's office in affirming. in 1965 tom was taken to the general while stricken on a

motor vehicle. he spent two weeks at the hospital before being transferred to hartford. 8 years later, he organized a toy room as a way to a say thanks to the institution that saved his life. the annual hollywood toy ride each member brings a toy for the families who wouldn't be able to for the record gifts. in 2013 tom and the haefrl davis club gave toys that have impacted families each holiday season. it's my honor to call tom perkins to the stage. tom

(clapping) >> complaining one and all. i'd be a lot less nervous if you were dressed in black leathern with a thousand hearts laura. so i'm sure you're all wondering how a haefrl davidson dealer and rider gets to obtain on this stage to a accept an award. i'm a proud alumni with a small story. back in 1975 picture me on the motor vehicle at night heading for home then image a truck headed my way that doesn't stop

at the red light i'm sure you can imagine the rest of the story i'm loaded into a ambulance for a bumpy ride to general with a team of decreases and nurses worked throughout the night and into the down u dawn enabling me to live and eventually walk another day they jump started any batteries and with plates rods and sensuous in each leg and vuvenl an affordable leg you can put humpty-dumpty back together again there was no traumatic head injuries -

(clapping) but if you ask my wife and children that's up for debate (laughter) after a few years guarantee go by and i'm back on motor vehicles i start to look and realize two things one i'm pretty lucky to be here and two maybe i can help someone else. so out comes the invitation to one and all to get on their bikes on a brifrt football season asking him to give back to the hospital that patched us up and most importantly give back to the kids. for over thirty years our customers and friends and family have answered the call to give from the heart. giving is an easy job mending the body is harder.

not only will i accept this award on behalf of our customers but on behalf of everyone at the san francisco general the doctors and indoors the administration and the facility crew it takes a team to make that work. you're the best friend to every motorcyclist and bicyclist and pedestrian in this city. my family is known as team did you do will i. thank you for being there for me. the fourth generation will be carrying on this adjudication. we'll see you again in december rain or shine.

(clapping). we're here at&t at park. the home of the giants i declare yeah. oh, it's in the air that our studios so sweet seeing you all today is such a treat. this foundation is what starred the in 1994 in our great by the bay and the lunches are too much as a special touch from the thanksgiving from the heart is the only way. we've got some people to thank. so many people have made this

celebration come true and the duty going hemming and pam barrier oh, we thank you and lisa and 65 letter and none of this would happen without all of you. don't you agree? right from the start i mutt impart a thought that i i'll share with you glad will i i support an a ray of heart and soul i love you madly sfgh and trauma center too you help us when we're feeling badly so let's do our part by some

tabletop art we love you madlyly marry let me tell you about our sponsors our perfecting swell and the mary foundation wells fargo bank pg&e and intel. to chevron energy solutions at&t and ma can your top to the stanley lange discover foundation to jean and stanford and robison and pier 49 you walgreen's you blow my mind put your hands together and give them a sign to show that we appreciate all of their time. ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ now here's to our heros you know their tops like sweet thomas perkins who owns his own motor vehicle shop he always delivers everything that he's got especially, when it comes to delivering toys to the to the. then there's san joaquin barney she's a dream the sfgh gardener making the grounds like pristine even with the water shortage we can relax for a while seems like everything just grows with one glimpse of her symmetric and, of course, dear joe distracting once he was down but then something happened to turn his life all around.

he is now changing lives of people i conversation because was sfgh is wrap around success because their winners and it is i we adore put your hands together now winners you desire us that is for show. so to our heros you just he'd the call. you lift our spirits and we thank you all. we find you oh, so dear well, that is very clear. i proud to say that you're in our great housing town called

san francisco. open your golden incubates you let no stranger wait outside your door. san francisco here is you're wondering one saying i'll wonder no more. other places only make me love you best tell me you're the heart of all the golden west. the golden west. san francisco welcome me home again. i'm coming home to go roaming no more. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

summertime last year let's get started off with the lunch warmer. so this is for the operator we're expecting right after that. so in each realm of the facility.

plane crash >> on my way in. this is a disaster. i role responded to trole resp airport. it was an numerously cadaver.

in the first patient i was talking about it, you know, we knew what we were doing we took several folks inform the operating room and one of them was really hurt. we saw everything from abdominal injuries and a spine fractions that presented us with every kind of trauma that you can image >> we are that in the pedestrian go ice cream room. there were from the nurses aids. there was a day when everything

was to be done ♪ ♪ ♪ >> when i was turned back from the operating room we received a significant amount of patients there are thirty. there was one coming in right after the other >> and there was a bereaving of all the injuries. >> as you looked across the room and saw that everyone was focused i've never been more proud to be a physician at the general hospital. >> we had 50 patients and it was hard to believe this particular disaster. it was destines until about 8 o'clock the emergency department but we had our

everyday holiday weekend saturday to take care of and we do >> what was remarkable that day we saw order patients from the city and we put them in the cue and saw them. >> we were open for everyone that day ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (clapping.) >> this really was a teachable day. one of the things that made it less terrible we were able to respond the way we did >> i think this was the plane crash it reinforced we're capable of doing it everyday.

>> i'm really proud of san francisco general hospital everyone was a physician that day. >> it was our finest hour in terms of how we do things here. >> san francisco general is an amazing place i'm amazed at what we can and do do (clapping.) thank you ladies and gentlemen, please welcome dr. andrew campbell san francisco and trauma center (clapping). >> thank you for being here

today, i'm one of the trauma surgeons at the general hospital. i need to recognize symptom who is special our vips barking garcia who's standing over there barbara please stand up and we'll give you a hand. (clapping.) she would be our big boss. what a fantastic video where is steve i didn't i want to congratulate here group. at san francisco general hospital trauma center i'm proingd to work with professionals in my field. i'm proud of my number one surgical and surgical trainers after the asia