Saint Francis Memorial Hospital

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Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
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Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in 2014
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
Geography
Location900 Hyde St. San Francisco, CA 94109, San Francisco, California, United States
Organization
Care system Private
Type Community
Affiliated university None
Services
Emergency department Basic Emergency Services
Beds323
History
Opened1905
Links
Website http://www.saintfrancismemorial.org/
Lists Hospitals in California

Saint Francis Memorial Hospital is an accredited, not-for-profit community hospital that has been operating in San Francisco since the early twentieth century. Saint Francis Memorial is a member of Dignity Health, now part of CommonSpirit Health.

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In July 2023, the University of California, San Francisco health system announced its intention to acquire both Saint Francis Memorial Hospital and St. Mary's Medical Center from Dignity Health. [1]

History

Founded in 1905 in San Francisco by five physicians, they undertook to build "the most up-to-date modern hospital west of Chicago."

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.

1909: Morton Hospital, 778 Cole Street.

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 & Reconstructive Surgery Clinic and Residency Program is established.

1955: A four-bed burn ward opens. Occupational Therapy and Social Services are added for the benefit of the community.

1965: Groundbreaking for the new tower takes place.

1967: The Bothin Burn Center opens as a 10-bed acute care ward.

1979: The Center for Sports Medicine is opened.

1984: $3.5 million is raised for major hospital renovations.

1986: The Healthwise Senior Program is started and serves the senior citizens of San Francisco.

1990: Saint Francis becomes the first hospital in the San Francisco/Bay Area to perform Laser Gall Bladder Surgery. The HIVCare Program is established. The Centers for Excellence adds an Oncology Center and a Spine Center.

1993: Saint Francis becomes a member of Dignity Health.

1999: Dignity and Saint Francis become the Official Health Care Provider of the San Francisco Giants.

2000: Saint Francis opens The Health Center at the old SBC Park.

2001: The Total Joint Center opens.

2002: One of the top scores within the Dignity Hospital System, Saint Francis receives a score of 94 during the JCAHO/CALS survey.

2003: The Hospital installs the Picture archiving and communication System (PACS) in the Radiology Department, one of the newest systems.

2004: The Behavioral Health Day Unit and the San Francisco Center for Wound Healing begin operations.

2005: The Center for Sports Medicine opens a new satellite center in Corte Madera at the Town Center.

A satellite Center for Sports Medicine is added to the new AT&T Park and a third center is opened in Walnut Creek, Ca.

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References

  1. Mishanec, Nora. "UCSF in talks to acquire two San Francisco hospitals, including the oldest in city". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

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