hospitals are critical, but hospitals are not where we want people. where we want people is in the community. we want to keep people healthy. we want people seeing their primary-care doctors, whether here or in the community or at the federally qualified health centers, and for the incredibly rich array of community-based services that either keep people out of the hospital or give them a warm place to go. it is now my honor to introduce to you judy guggenheim, the president of the san francisco general hospital foundation. without them, we would never be in this position of being able to be talking about a new hospital. they have been our friends, our supporters. they have helped us to raise money, help us raise support, and no one has been a more enthusiastic spokesperson for this hospital then to the guggenheim -- judy guggenheim. [applause] >> thank you, mitch. every time i stand out and talk about san francisco general, i feel humble and proud. i feel humble because what goes on is in a public arena, the most remarkable consensus of all kinds of

we really do look at this hospital as our own. we love this hospital. we have great care and great love for the residents of this hospital. on behalf of the neighboring residents, to all of the current residents of the hospital, this is for you. we are thrilled we were able to do this for you. thank you, everyone. [applause] >> the work of the health department would never be possible without its commission. the commission is the governing body. you have been around to this project long enough to see some fantastic commissioners who have also gone on and are no longer sitting on the commission, but who we know are always there to help us. i would like to in knowledge the help with the prop 8 campaign. also, john sat on the commission. once a commissioner, always a commissioner. we have long-term commissioners dr. david sanchez, dr is here. and now it is my great pleasure to introduce the president of our current commission, jim miller. >> what a great day for the public health of san francisco. first of all, i want to thank dr. hatz for all of his hard

we got great support from the other hospital. many people from ucsf are here today, our sister institution, all of home relief help us, but that was not why we got 84.3% of the vote. we got it because the people who work here, the care that is provided, and what people know about san francisco general for over 100 years. [applause] that is something that we can be very proud of, just walking around today. and i'm sure that many of you have noticed that, that it is, for us, like a homecoming of all sorts. my first day in san francisco general hospital was as a medical intern. i still remember the exact date -- june 21, 1986. right here in the mission emergency room. and at the same time with pat carr, who is here, who was starting as a nurse in the emergency room at about the same time that i was. we are all family. jane o'connell is here on the end, our long-term ceo. [applause] . we talked about family relations and my first encounter in san francisco general hospital was as an medical intern with a bomb bringing her children he

to the hospital. i believe they near him here but i don't think they feel worth the camera no i don't believe in that i believe that. it's better to do a little than nothing i believe that the good impression that he brings. that collar it's days with the birth and it doesn't go away doesn't it doesn't become mine become for just the last thirty maybe that may be the question of your life i mean i mean is missing something good better than not knowing or why are we calling. a lovely memory missing ok you you can read a good book and it affects you the rest of your life it doesn't mean the book may be good return to the library let me give you a well this is the thing about good books you keep them on your table well anymore you know you should be more and then you go over the line and you very much have to have when when your grandparent dies you have their. memory you have the grieving part ok so you can be sorry they left the room but a lot of times we try to leave a memory let me tell you a beautif

the hospital is not identifying the staff member or saying what position she held in the hospital. except for the fact he was an adult he looked like any other patient. this happened 3:15 this morning. police arrived three minutes later according to the hospital. the man surrendered immediately and then he was taken in to custody. he was put on to a stretcher at that point and said don't shoot me. don't shoot me and he said i gave up. i gave up. when i spoke to the captain on the scene, captain darin allison, he tells me the man will be take on the the hospital for evaluation. that evaluation not only includes a physical but a mental evaluation, as well. captain allison says if the man does not pass the mental evaluation he will go to john george, a psychiatric hospital in the city of san leandro. if he does, he will most likely go to jail. there -- the hospital officials said no one has seen the man before and no one is familiar with the man. so it is a mystery why he came in and what he wanted. the woman, who was briefly held hostage, was not injured at all. reporting live in oak

things like that are an indication that there are problems at the hospital, so one would suspect that that needs to be checked out if seniors like myself have to go to general hospital and -- in the future for care, so i think if we are going to support this item, we need to examine closely services that need to be used by seniors as they get older. most of us seniors by the time we get to be 70, 80, and maybe 90 years old -- we are not going to have a choice as to where to go for service. most likely, most of us will be taken to general hospital, and then, i kind of hope that it is going to treat me and the others fairly rather than have that unfortunate incident happened to that disabled chinese man who incidently could not speak english. thank you. supervisor mar: 90. is there anyone else from the public that would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. is there a motion on this item? so move, without objection. why don't we go back to item three? on the dcyf of it -- audit. i do not see supervisor alioto- pier. by their recommendations? should we continue this to th

in the hospital and cancer hospital where i came to invite him to my art studio that i had with children the priest and one of them of course. he did. how he inspired me i already was working with the kids but when i don't for that were children at risk but with batch i got the chance to go as a clown he invited me and i when he gave me a wee the clown costume so right after i met him i went. to try myself so you are actually the person who introduced batch to russia to russian nations to russian consist but you know that idea of was coming to russia before but i i only heard of him and invited him to my studio is it hard for you to to take a personal like patch and to make the russians take him seriously because russian america are different people should take you for a freak i mean when you come here. i'm not trying to. the big. government possible is giving you trouble i mean. you really. are a restaurant where ran square one time for misbehavior you know what did you do we know where the red squares clowns thing. and we didn't obey the requests of the police and so we were able to cl

we did a tour of the hospital and that very afternoon -- pardon me? that very afternoon in psych emergency, we actually had a young man who i think sort of epitomizes this whole situation for us. this is a 23-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia and was in psych emergency for the ninth time this year. someone who does well when he's in the hospital and takes medication. when he goes home to live with his mother and his brother, he stops taking medication. over time he begins to develop a delusion about his mother. his mother is satan. he begins to feel frightened of her and as a result, threatens to kill her and burn the house down. at this point, he's brought back and the process continues. laura's law would give us an opportunity to work with this man when he's out of the hospital and hopefully prevent, again, bad things happening as well as helping him to be in more control of his own faculties. president chiu: thank you. i have to say from my perspective, not having dr. catts here is a bit confusing because as was stated in the chronicle today

>>> a 51 man enters children's hospital early this morning. what bolls did to make sure the victim could identify him. >> getting busier in the morning commute. >> on this friday by the coast around the bay fog and drizzle but inland warm today. we will have those numbers talk about the weekend as well coming right up. >> and in just a few hours dozens of san jose firefighters are expected to be out of a job. why and how it could impact you. the morning news continues. >> complete bay area news coverage starts. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> and good morning. it is friday, july 30th. i am claudine wong in for pam cook today. >> and good morning. i am dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. here is steve. >> good morning, everybody. there is fog. not just low clouds but fog and drizzle. once that burns off, though, 60s -- [ inaudible ] >> -- those hills and far away, 80s to mid-80s and 90s. the fog there will burn off much much sooner. your weekend forecast in five minutes now my good friend sal. >> steve, westbound 80 traffi

the hospital has long been recognized as a center of excellence. the new facility further advances recommendation. the design brings a small-town feel insecure community which can integrate the patients and residents into the broader civic life of semblances go. the hospital has an impressive collection of art that will not only contribute to the healing environment but also provide a new destination for art lovers. the historic passage of comprehensive health care reform by college represents -- by congress strengthens medicare and ensure sustainability for years to come. it improves benefits for seniors and makes prescription drugs more affordable, and it recognizes the needs of those with disabilities by making significant investments in long- term care services. this is a great day not only for the patients and residents of for all san francisco. thank you for this opportunity to extend my deepest gratitude to the hard-working people who have made this new hospital and rehabilitation center possible. please accept my best wishes for a memorable

no one had seen him at the hospital before. as far as preventing something like this from happening again, children's says they'll review their current plan. but there's only so much the business can do and still be in that business. >>> boys in oakland are looking for a man they say attempted two bank robberies within hours of each other. oakland police released this picture from a surveillance camera inside one of the banks. investigators say on the morning of july 17, this man tried to rob a wells fargo bank. then two hours later, police say he tried to rob another wells fargo this one on 40th street. the man was not given money at either branch. police are offers a reward for information leading to an arrest. >>> police released this sketch of the man who is described as latino, 5'4" tall and weighs about 125 pounds. authorities believe that man waits outside while a 10-year- old boy breaks in. in one case a palo alto resident actually spotted the man waiting outside his house while the homeowner then caught the boy trying

at oakland children's hospital. he walked into the er, 3:15 this morning and no one noticed immediately what he was doing until he pointed a gun at a female employee. other workers tried to calm him down, they called police. they say he didn't put up a fight, he just gave up. at the hospital, workers say they don't even know him. >> totally random. totally random. very unusual. this is not something that happens at this hospital. very, very random events. >> reporter: the workers, understandably, are rattled this morning, iflely doing just fine though some decided to go home just a little bit early to calm their nerves. live in oakland, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thanks for the update, christie. >>> want to get you updated one last time on the morning commute. checking in with mike. >> good morning, laura, good morning, brent. want to remind you this is critical mass going on through san francisco, 6 p.m., justin herman plaza, does every month, the final friday in every month, keep in mind, a lot of bicyc

it is going to reduce hospitalization by 77%. it is going to reduce jailings and incarceration by 80% or more, but primarily, this is to give citizens in san francisco the ability to get well and stay well. it is the combination of the therapeutic jurisprudence of a court order and intensive community treatment services. studies have shown that court order by itself, services by themselves to this very ill population is not as effective as the combination. this is for people who are already in the community system but they cannot stay in treatment without the additional help, so they are individuals that are costing community mental health dollars, costing jail dollars, costing hospital dollars. this will give them the right to get well and stay well, and i urge you to support it. supervisor chu: thank you. >> -- supervisor alioto-pier: i would like to ask amanda wilcox to come. and i would like to thank you personally for being here today. >> thank you. we really appreciate the opportunity to speak before you today. a man is goi

a hospital span told us that the hospital staff behaved appropriately.were very calm and they helped quiet the person down. and she said amazingly, many of the staff are still here continuing to work today. john? >> wow. all right, don, thank you very much. don knapp in oakland. >>> 7 centers will keep providing preschool and child care in oakland even though they were to be shut down today. the problem, a familiar one plaguing school districts across california. it's at lack of state funding forcing many major budget cuts. but oakland unified reversed its decision yesterday after some parents threatened to lock themselves in at the centers to keep them running. >> you think we have found a way to reprioritize some one- time stimulus money. >> that money is expected to keep the centers open through august. >>> tomorrow marks one year since three uc-berkeley grads were arrested in iran. shane bauer, sarah shourd and josh natal are in prison without being tried or charged. the iranian government accuses them of being spies. the hikers family say the three

he was taken to another hospital for a mental health invasion. >> a.c.ransit and drivers will face off in a courtroom over the contract the district imposed on employees. many drivers are calling in sick after the new rules went into effect. >> final check on weather and traffic and think the fog is thicker out there? >> it probably is. and flight arrival delays up to 45 minutes. sfo still mist to be found around the area through about 8:00. temperatures in the low to mid-50s. novato, 54. same thing with pleasanton along with los gatos and we have about 58 in san jose. accu-weather seven-day forecast, afternoon sunshine everywhere fep except for the coast and temperatures pretty close to today. >> live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, friday light traffic. there is a critical mass at 6:00 and giants game so we could see delays. golden gate bridge you might find some fog. look out for very thick fog in daly city and chp has issued a fog advisory for highway 1 and skyline boulevard. even though we had a few accidents and stalls this morning, traffic is l

, private general hospitals. the impact is huge; it is everywhere. complicating the scenario of addiction treatment, we have individuals that suffer both from a mental illness and also have an addiction treatment, which is called co-occurring conditions. how does that complicate the scenario, dr. cline? well, the good news is we know so much more about this today than we did even 5 years ago. there once was a time when these illnesses were treated separately. we now know that they frequently travel together and that really should be the expectation, not the exception, that someone has a co-occurring disorder and is struggling with that. a recent study found that about a quarter of all the hospital stays in general hospitals involved people with either a mental illness or a substance abuse disorder - a quarter of all general hospital stays. that's about 7.6 million hospital stays out of 32 million. complicating again this whole issue, kaiser permanente out of california has done a study of almost 18,000 of their f

the man walk in and grabb a hospital staffer. police arriv minutes later and the man immediately surrendered. nobody was injured. the hospital says there is little they could do to prevent this from happening. >> the person was brandishing weapon so people come and go into the hospital but at this point in time, security did exactly what they neededo do. >>> police haven't releed the name of the man. hospital officials says he has no ties to the employee he took hostage. >> we're just gettin word in los angeles that a second person has died in a building explosion. they belve th natural gas leak that virtually leveled a building this morning. two workers were blown into the street. one was pinned under a car. crews are making slur the wreckage is safe before search dogs is brought in. >>> most of the 2,000 evacuees in los angeles haven't been able to go home this morning. hundreds of firefigers are trying to protect power transmission outlines serve most of southern california. a strike team is joing the fight today. >>> at daybr

he was taken to the hospital for evaluation. we are also told, again, everyone is okay, rattled this morning. some of the employees who were here when this happened have decided to go home for the night. live in oakland, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, christie. >>> in the meantime, dozens of south bay firefighters will be out of jobs in a few hours. new budget cuts may mean longer response time because of t nbc bay area's kimberly tere is live in san jose where firefighters will start turning in their uniforms this morning. kimberly? >> reporter: this is the first time in the city's history this will happen. firefighters will be here in the next few thundershowers turn in that gear. the city and firefighters' union are at an impasse here on a labor contract. still, millions of dollars apart with no talks scheduled. as a result, more than 50 of the city's 720 firefighters will be laid off. one fire station will be shut down starting sunday. others will have less staff and equipment. the layoffs come as the city wor

you are not even in a hospital. you have a treatment program outside the hospital to take care of it. that is just mental health. when you look at the disabled community in general, last thing someone with a disability once is institutionalized care. the last thing people want is to be ostracized. this is about gaining independence. this is not about being institutionalized. this is about living in an institutionalized life. with this program and a zerot services are about is dealing with mental illnesses in that same way. we've gone so far away from institutionalizing people. you cannot do that now. we're more focused on in home care and services for the physically disabled. while we have moved so far with the physically disabled, we have left the mentally disabled far behind. laura's law pulls in a lot of these theories that we know are accurate and true. the oregon plant back in 1992 listed ihhs services as the number one need for people with disabilities. and yet the mental health community was left with back. c

one firefighter was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion. the cause is under investigation. >>> firefighters in san jose, meantime, left the bargaining table and took their case to the streets. san jose is trying to close a budget gap. most other unions have come to an agreement to make concessions and save some jobs. firefighters have yet to strike a deal. today they went door to door warning people response times will shoot up if firefighters are laid off. some are asking if police can agree to concessions, well, why can't the firefighters? >> we've made an identical proposal in that all the features incorporated in the police officers' proposal is in ours and ours has added value features. >> the city argues comparing police to firefighters is apples to oranges. san jose firefighters currently make an average of $180,000 a year. >>> a sacramento boy is in the hospital tonight and his teenage brother is behind bars after a shooting. a 16-year-old boy was handling a loaded gun when it accidentally went off the boy's 12-year-old brother was

seven other people are treated for injuries at nearby hospitals as we speak. another person was treated on the scene. their injuries ranged from scrapes and cuts to minor burns. the little girl who died is from north carolina, and was in town visiting family when that fire started. >> one girl was trapped. she was in the back bedroom. fire crews found her and brought her out. she was transported to dmc where she was pronounced deceased. >> fire investigators say at this point it is unclear what started that fire. right now, the apartment complex is sealed off for the investigation, so 25 people are out of their homes. they live in six different apartments. >>> as san jose firefighters battled flames at that apartment complex, two more fires started in san jose about a quarter to 3:00 this morning near alarock avenue on the city's east side. the fire department says one person this was burned. crews contained the fire within 40 minutes. the cause of that fire is also still under investigation. >>> and a three-alarm fire started at the miranda villa senior citiz

hospital about 3:30 this morning. nbc bay area news just got off the phone with oakland police. they say a mentally unstable man walked into the emergency room at children's hospital with a gun. he grabbed an employee. officers arrived quickly on scene and they say within nine minutes, they were able to get that begun away from the man. he is now under arrest. thankfully, nobody was hurt but certainly, a very scary and unsettling night for the folks at oakland children's hospital. we have a crew on the way there as well, trying to get more information on what is going on there and we will update you throughout the course of the morning. >> most definitely. >>> rob has our first look at the friday forecast. good morning. >> lots of low clouds this morning and drizzling around the coast at san francisco, you will notice today's temperatures right in line of yesterday, that means mid-70s, san jose, mid-80s inland, livermore, morgan hill, a sneak preview of your weekend weather as well. i think it will trend warmer sunday

don knapp joins us from the hospital to explain what's going on. good morning, don. >> reporter: good morning. obviously a very dangerous situation here at children's hospital started about 3:15 a.m. somebody walked in with a gun took a nurse hostage and then there was a standoff for 15 minutes until police resolved it. here's the oakland police captain. >> officers responded and redirected this individual where they contacted him. the individual surrendered quickly and was taken into custody. >> reporter: was he ever holding anybody? >> the information we had is that one point he had somebody, an individual at gunpoint. but upon contact with the police officers he surrendered. >> reporter: that person was an emergency room nurse. she was held at gunpoint. she is obviously very shaken up. but there has been no one injured this morning. the police got here and found this man was somewhat incoherent and apparently high on drugs. you might see in the video here the man on the ground as police officers are working with him. he is shouting over and over

for the record, i did speak with supervisor alioto-pier regarding an audit of general hospital back in 2007, and she politely refused to support that idea, so i agree with supervisor daly that maybe her thinking is a little off on this matter. supervisor mar: thank you. is there anyone else from the public who would like to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. there is a motion to amend this that has been moved without objection, and then we are going to move this forward to the full board without recommendations, without objection. so move. is there anything else on the agenda? >> no, there are no further items. supervisor mar: thank you, everyone, for coming. meeting is adjourned.

he was taken to the hospital where is he in stable condition tonight. a bullet also grazed the leg of a woman . >>> a bike ride through the streets of alamo led to a terrible crash. two people including a young girl were hurt when the bike they were on was struck by a car. ken pritchett is live at the children's hospital with more on this. >> reporter: right now the details are sparse. the children's hospital here said it can't -- not ready to speak as to the condition of the 2-year-old girl. as one witness said it was a disturbing scene. >> the 2-year-old was brought to the hospital by ambulance followed inside by a woman carrying a bike helmet. the extent of her injuries unclear. the accident happened at about 2:15 in alamo. now only a few marks of paint mark this scene but it was a sight this witness will not forget get. >> they were asking me what happened. my little 8-year-old unfortunately had to see. >> reporter: chris depth want to give his last name. he said he saw a bike carrier in which a child would sit underneath a car close to the intersec

duke university hospital in north carolina has 900 hospital beds and 1,300 billing clerks. i feel like if i am admitted there i should get 1.5 billing clerks in bed with me. what are they doing? they are in insurance provider groups. they are figuring out how to bill, how to deny bills, figuring out how to get them resubmitted and aroval, all sorts of things like that, huge amounts of administrative waves that goes on. i will tell you how you can lead the effort to drive it out. inadequate prevention, people show up in hospitals when they don't need to, when we can care for them better on an out patient basis. that is the default activity. people going into nursing homes when they can stay out. people not getting the care they need. when they get care, it is often too costly. anyone who has managed anyone with a chronic illness will know about the tests that are repeated and services redone beuse they are not available the first time. medical errors, to give us an exasm, as a country we spend about there are 30 billion fixing medical errors every year. all of that money, if

you can drill down in the neighborhood and get where the newest hospital or police or fire station. >> we are positive about gis not only people access it in the office but from home because we use the internet. what we used to do was carry the large maps and it took a long time to find the information. >> it saves the city time and money. you are not taking up the time of a particular employee at the assessor's office. you might be doing things more efficient. >> they have it ready to go and say, this is what i want. >> they are finding the same things happening on the phone where people call in and ask, how do i find this information? we say, go to this website and they go and get the information easily. >> a picture tells a thousand stories. some say a map >> good afternoon, everyone. if you would take your seats for this incredibly happy occasion. i am the director of the san francisco department of public health, and i want you to think back 13 years, because that is when i began. and when i started, the very first crisis i had to deal with is what shall we do about the laguna ho

>> they took over the county hospital or city hospital and then the city wasn't paying them so they started their own hospital, sisters of mercy started st. mary's hospital but then they established all sorts of agencies, a home for elderly now our lady's home now in oakland but originally in san francisco, employment bureaus, homes for working girls, magdalen asylums and institutions that took care of people because there wasn't a welfare system. the state was restricted in what it did. the sisters particularly daughters of charity, presentation sisters, san jose dominicans, san raphael dominicans provided the work force that kept the populous going. >> just as you can look around in the city today but also out lying areas in the church steeples of catholic church, really are kind of a benchmark but underneath was a lot of social services going on. >> right. >> they didn't serve just catholics. >> no, that was one of the things catholic charities made it, open for whoever needed service. it was initially the response was to catholics but then they didn't just limit it to that. it was open

they rallied to her hospital bedside in phoenix all last week. >> this last week at the hospital, withhe family of abby guerra was told their daughter was dead. friends and family flew to phoenix this weekend for the funeral. then shocking news. the authorities had made a mistake. somehow they got these two women confused and realized it only saturday, six days after the accident. >> you find yourself thinking, how can this be? we have dna testing, we have excellent dental records on many people, we have x-rays and all kinds of records kept on people. >> reporter: marlena cantu was 2 inches taller, had her wisdom teeth, and crucially, a large scar on her abdomen where her appendix had been removed. >> it's a terrible mistake. >> reporter: terrible for both families. and it's not the first time. in 2006 the parents of these two girls faced a similar mixup at a different hospital. after a week of grieving, abby guerra's family has their daughter back, though still in critical condition. >> it's a miracle. but in the same you feel angry. because we've mourned all week. >> reporter: marlen

citizen and worked at mountainside hospital in their janitorial services. so he spent two years here. i used to come here on the weekend. it was dreary and dingy. oftentimes a did not want to come because it was not very pleasant. but i was deeply grateful for the extraordinary care he received here. to all the care givers, we cannot thank you enough for continuing to serve in that facility that was not the most beautiful. but now we turn over to the facility that truly is beautiful. we want to thank you again. [applause] we want to thank you again for hanging in there with us. this is a jewel for the city. we can be very proud of it. we can be very proud of the leadership of the city. we can be very proud of the residents who live here and will have great dignity as they continue to enjoy all that is laguna honda. it is a privilege to be with you. i bring greetings from my colleagues, your congresswoman, the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi, who desperately wanted to be here today, a work called for other places. thank you all for the

this hospital has been giving it to patients for six years.udy results doctors say are outstanding. over 90% of the children tolerate donkey milk and thrive on it because it's the closest to human milk according to experts, low in saturated fat and high in vitamins. because it's sweet, children like the taste. the hospital gets its milling from the largest donkey farm in europe. over the past 18 years, the farm has provided milk to over 4,000 children. he says, i feel joy when i see a healthy child and a relieved mother. but relief comes at a price because donkey millk is so rare it's $20 a quarter, but parents are happy to pay it. >>> the cat is finally out of the bag. why the worst kept secret in new york is no longer a secret. economy. everywhere you ,,,,,,,,,, with my friends we'll do almost anything. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them all. the seal i get with the super poligrip free keeps the seeds from getting up underneath. even well fitting dentures let in food particles. j