Female Stabbed in Abdomen During Robbery

Female Stabbed in Abdomen During Robbery

A teenager stabbed a female in the abdomen with a knife late Thursday night during a robbery in San Francisco’s Inner Mission neighborhood, according to…

Former UCSF Physician Wrongfully Removed Hospital Records

Former UCSF Physician Wrongfully Removed Hospital Records

Officials with the San Francisco Department of Public Health said today that a former University of California at San Francisco physician wrongfully removed copies of…

Two Victims Suffer Life-Threatening Injuries in Mission District Shooting

Two Victims Suffer Life-Threatening Injuries in Mission District Shooting

San Francisco police are searching for a suspect who shot two males in the Mission District this evening during an argument, leaving them with life-threatening…

Man Walks Into SF General With Gunshot Wound

Man Walks Into SF General With Gunshot Wound

A man walked into San Francisco General Hospital with a gunshot wound on Monday evening, but investigators have been unable to determine where he was…

$75M Gift to SF General Will Fill Up New Hospital with Equipment and Technology

$75M Gift to SF General Will Fill Up New Hospital with Equipment and Technology

San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center will get new equipment and technology and pay for the conversion of part of its current acute care…

Three People Transported to Hospital Following Two Vehicle Collision Involving a Pedestrian

Three People Transported to Hospital Following Two Vehicle Collision Involving a Pedestrian

Emergency medical crews transported three people to the hospital, one with life-threatening injuries, following a collision involving two vehicles and at least one pedestrian in…

Two People Shot Inside Tenderloin Store

Two People Shot Inside Tenderloin Store

Two people were shot in a store in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood this afternoon, police said. Gunfire was reported at 1:03 p.m. at Turk and…

Woman Shot in Arm in Bayview

Woman Shot in Arm in Bayview

A woman was shot in the arm in San Francisco’s Bayview District this afternoon, a police spokesman said. The shooting was reported at 2:34 p.m….

SF General Seeks Help in Identifying Elderly Patient

SF General Seeks Help in Identifying Elderly Patient

San Francisco General Hospital is asking the public for help in identifying an elderly man admitted to the hospital on Wednesday who has not been…

Person Shot in Tenderloin

Person Shot in Tenderloin

One person was wounded in a shooting in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood tonight, a police spokesman said. Officers responded to a report of a shooting…

Shooting Victim Found Near Hospital with Life-Threatening Injuries

Shooting Victim Found Near Hospital with Life-Threatening Injuries

A seriously wounded gunshot victim was found near San Francisco General Hospital this evening, according to police. The victim, a male in his 20s, was…

Critically Injured Man Identified by Hospital

Critically Injured Man Identified by Hospital

A man who was found critically injured Sunday in San Francisco’s Duboce Triangle neighborhood has been identified after hospital officials earlier today asked for the…

Support Pours In For Family Of Boy Killed By Fisherman’s Wharf Statue

Support Pours In For Family Of Boy Killed By Fisherman’s Wharf Statue

Money has poured in for a grieving Utah family of a 2-year-old boy who died in a tragic accident outside an art and sculpture shop…

Two Construction Workers Injured In Separate Accidents At SF Housing Development Site

Two Construction Workers Injured In Separate Accidents At SF Housing Development Site

Two workers were injured in separate accidents at the same under-construction housing development in San Francisco’s Hunters Point neighborhood this morning, according to the state…

As Contract Expires, Nurses Say Staffing Shortages At City Hospitals Causing Patient Issues

As Contract Expires, Nurses Say Staffing Shortages At City Hospitals Causing Patient Issues

With their contract set to expire in almost five weeks, nurses with the San Francisco Department of Public Health are alleging that staffing issues at…

Pedestrian Safety Video Game Intended To Teach Kids How To Evade Errant Drivers

Pedestrian Safety Video Game Intended To Teach Kids How To Evade Errant Drivers

San Francisco Supervisor Norman Yee helped educate young students about pedestrian safety at an interactive traffic simulation at a San Francisco school this morning. Yee…

New Services For Mental Health And Substance Abuse Issues To Be Offered At SF General

New Services For Mental Health And Substance Abuse Issues To Be Offered At SF General

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced a new initiative Friday to expand services for city residents suffering from mental health and substance abuse problems. The…

All-Clear Given After Reports Of A Shooter Empties Three SF General Buildings

All-Clear Given After Reports Of A Shooter Empties Three SF General Buildings

Police have given the all-clear after a report of shots fired prompted an evacuation of three buildings at San Francisco General Hospital this afternoon, a…

SF General Staffers Decry Understaffing Crisis, “Culture Of Chaos”

SF General Staffers Decry Understaffing Crisis, “Culture Of Chaos”

Hospital workers rallied outside the emergency room entrance at San Francisco General Hospital this afternoon demanding the city increase staffing to keep patients safe. Nurses…

Woman Who Showed Up At SF General Might Be Responsible For Hit-And-Run Into Mission Building

Woman Who Showed Up At SF General Might Be Responsible For Hit-And-Run Into Mission Building

Police are looking into the possibility that a woman hospitalized this morning is connected to a hit-and-run crash that badly damaged a building in San…

Lynne Spalding’s Legacy: UCSF Makes Recommendations To Improve Security At SF General

Lynne Spalding’s Legacy: UCSF Makes Recommendations To Improve Security At SF General

A set of recommendations to improve security at San Francisco General Hospital following the death of a patient last fall was presented to San Francisco…

Personal Information For 55,900 Patients At SF Hospital And Clinics Has Been Stolen

Personal Information For 55,900 Patients At SF Hospital And Clinics Has Been Stolen

The personal information of tens of thousands of patients at San Francisco Department of Public Health facilities, including San Francisco General Hospital, was stolen in…

Suspects Who Jumped Man And Choked Him With Chain At Large

Suspects Who Jumped Man And Choked Him With Chain At Large

A man was attacked by three suspects in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood Tuesday night, according to police. The 28-year-old man was jumped by the trio…

Man In Wheelchair Sought After Mission District Attacks On Women

Man In Wheelchair Sought After Mission District Attacks On Women

A man using a wheelchair is being sought on suspicion of multiple assaults on women recently near San Francisco General Hospital, sheriff’s officials said Tuesday….

Family Of Woman Found Dead In Hospital Stairwell Sues San Francisco

Family Of Woman Found Dead In Hospital Stairwell Sues San Francisco

The family of a woman who was found dead in a San Francisco General Hospital stairwell in October after going missing there 17 days earlier…

Man Who Allegedly Attacked Woman In SF General ER Pleads Not Guilty

Man Who Allegedly Attacked Woman In SF General ER Pleads Not Guilty

4:20 PM: A 29-year-old man pleaded not guilty today to three felony charges in connection with an alleged attack of an elderly woman at San…

Suspect On The Loose After Shooting Near Westfield Mall

Suspect On The Loose After Shooting Near Westfield Mall

Police are searching for a suspect who shot a male victim multiple times near Powell Street in downtown San Francisco this evening, a police spokesman…

Two Hospitalized After Richmond District Brawl

Two Hospitalized After Richmond District Brawl

Police in San Francisco are investigating a stabbing in the city’s Richmond District that sent two men to the hospital early this morning. Officers responded…

Allegedly Drunk Guy Shoots Himself In The Leg

Allegedly Drunk Guy Shoots Himself In The Leg

An allegedly intoxicated man accidentally shot himself in the leg in San Francisco’s Bayview District early this morning, police said. The 24-year-old man was under…

Crane Malfunction Sends Construction Worker Plummeting From Transbay Transit Center Site

Crane Malfunction Sends Construction Worker Plummeting From Transbay Transit Center Site

3:25 PM: A worker was injured this morning when he fell from a platform at a construction site for San Francisco’s new Transbay Transit Center,…

Spring For A Mosaic Heart, Help SF General

Spring For A Mosaic Heart, Help SF General

Mosaic hearts will be up for auction online starting this afternoon to benefit San Francisco General Hospital, which is holding a series of annual fundraising…

Missing SFGH Patient Found Safe

Missing SFGH Patient Found Safe

A woman who walked out of San Francisco General Hospital after surgery Thursday was found safe today in the city’s Mission District, a hospital spokeswoman…

Two Head To Hospital After Potrero Hill Shooting

Two Head To Hospital After Potrero Hill Shooting

Two people were injured in a shooting this evening in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood. Multiple shots were fired on the first block of Turner…

At Risk Woman Sought After SF General Walkout

At Risk Woman Sought After SF General Walkout

San Francisco police are searching this evening for a missing woman who walked out of San Francisco General Hospital after a surgery and is considered…

Woman Disappears From Scene After Shooting, Reappears In ER

Woman Disappears From Scene After Shooting, Reappears In ER

A woman was injured in a shooting in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood late Friday night, a police spokeswoman said. The city’s ShotSpotter system recorded the…

Following Death Of Woman In SF General Stairwell, Federal Investigation Uncovers Numerous Privacy Violations

Following Death Of Woman In SF General Stairwell, Federal Investigation Uncovers Numerous Privacy Violations

Federally ordered changes have been made at San Francisco’s General Hospital following the death of a patient who was found in a stairwell at the…

Critical Injuries After Driver Strikes Man In Crosswalk

Critical Injuries After Driver Strikes Man In Crosswalk

A man was critically injured when a vehicle struck him in San Francisco’s Oceanview neighborhood on Monday night, a police spokesman said today. The collision…

SFPD Seeking Suspect In Stabbing At Haight And Baker

SFPD Seeking Suspect In Stabbing At Haight And Baker

One person was stabbed this evening at Baker and Haight streets, according to a San Francisco police official. The stabbing was reported just before 7…

“Callous Incompetency”: Family Of Woman Found Dead At SF General Reacts To Shocking Sheriff’s Dept. Transcripts

“Callous Incompetency”: Family Of Woman Found Dead At SF General Reacts To Shocking Sheriff’s Dept. Transcripts

Family and friends of a woman found dead in a San Francisco General Hospital stairwell in October expressed outrage today over documents released that show…

Medical Examiner: Alcohol Factor In Death Of Woman Lost At SF General

Medical Examiner: Alcohol Factor In Death Of Woman Lost At SF General

A woman found dead in a San Francisco General Hospital stairwell in October after disappearing from the hospital more than two weeks earlier died of…