Updates

Dr. Geoffrey Manley, a neurosurgeon at the University of California, San Francisco, wants the medical establishment to change the way it deals with brain injuries. His work is motivated in part by what happened to a police officer he treated in 2002, just after completing his medical training.

For Christopher Colwell, watching an episode of “The Pitt” isn’t just entertainment — it’s a reflection of his reality. The medical drama streaming on Max takes place inside an overcrowded, underfunded emergency room, and it features real cases, he says, even if there’s some added theatrics.

Opened in 2009, the clinic, a partnership with UCSF and the San Francisco Department of Public Health, serves low-income people who have tattoos linked to incarceration, trafficking or gang affiliations.

U.S. News recognized the 30-bed Skilled Nursing Facility at ZSFG as one of the “2025 Best Nursing Homes” – earning the highest possible achievement with a “High Performing” rating and an overall rating of 5 out of 5. The hospital is now part of the elite 19% of SNFs who have been recognized for providing essential care to our community of patients requiring short-term rehabilitation following a hospitalization for surgery, heart attack, stroke, injury or similar condition. Congratulations to the entire 4A Skill Nursing Facility team at ZSFG for being recognized as one of U.S. News 2025 Best Nursing Homes.

In addition to her role as CEO at our hospital, Dr. Ehrlich continues to provide care to patients at Richard Fine People's Clinic – the hospital’s primary care clinic. Her leadership in public service and her commitment to providing care to the those in need, no matter their situation, is a testament to her pledge to health equity and is transforming that way we take care of our community every day.

Things at the opiate treatment program at San Francisco General Hospital look a good deal different these days from before the pandemic hit. For starters, there’s now an option to pick up methadone from a mobile clinic stationed in the hospital’s shaded parking lot, rather than in the traditional clinic inside Ward 93.

When we received a call about receiving 1000+ vaccine doses we knew we had to take the opportunity, whatever it takes. Mary Mercer, SF Vaccine Coordinator & ZSFG ER Dr said she didn’t hesitate: “Yes, we definitely want that. Any drop we can get, we want.”

Not many people know what it was like to be on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. At ZSFG, Chief Medical Officer Lukejohn Day and Chief Nursing Officer Terry Dentoni have lived the pandemic every day, with each new surge.

Dr. Antonio Gomez from ZSFG became the first in SF to receive a COVID vaccine in December. In this story, he shares his perspective: “The vaccine is the first true beacon of hope to this point in the pandemic. It re-energizes us.”