A man shot by a San Francisco Police Department officer following an altercation in the Portola neighborhood Wednesday afternoon has died, a police spokesman said.The man, whose identity has not been released, was transported to San Francisco General Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Read More
A male victim died Thursday afternoon from wounds inflicted by a shooting that killed two men Wednesday night, according to South San Francisco police.The victim was shot along with five others near the intersection of Eighth Lane and Linden Avenue at about 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Read More
A 17-year-old boy was shot dead Wednesday night in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood, police said Thursday.The victim, identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office as Grady Anderson, was shot at about 7:20 p.m. in the 1600 block of 25th Street.According to police, officers nearby heard gunshots and then found the victim. Anderson was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he died. Read More
A 47-year-old man was fighting for his life after an out-of-control car hopped a curb and pinned him to a building wall in the Inner Richmond district Wednesday morning, police said.The driver of the vehicle mistakenly stepped on the gas pedal while parking in the 4300 block of Geary Boulevard around 10:15 a.m., causing the horrific accident that sent the man to San Francisco General Hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. Read More
A night out on the town took a dangerous turn for a bar patron in the Bernal Heights neighborhood early Thursday morning.After leaving a pub near the 100 block of Coleridge Street at 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, a 27-year-old man was followed to a park by four suspects, all Hispanic males in their mid-20s, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Read More
Gun-related injuries and deaths have declined drastically, saving taxpayers nearly half a million dollars in medical costs annually.
San Francisco General Hospital officials released a report this week showing that gunshot wounds dropped from 175 in 2005 to 134 last year. The number of gun-related deaths also sharply declined from 45 in 2006 to 17 in 2009, according to the annual report. Read More
Five people were injured, two critically, in a crash in San Francisco’s Excelsior neighborhood early Tuesday morning, police said. The crash happened at about 2:30 a.m. when a car ran into a pole at Brazil Avenue and Munich Street, police Lt. Troy Dangerfield said. A 30-year-old man who was sitting in the backseat was thrown through the windshield and suffered life-threatening injuries, Dangerfield said. Read More
Dialysis centers in The City increasingly exceed capacity, requiring some patients to be hospitalized for days or weeks — often on the public dime — while they wait for a spot at an outpatient clinic to receive the life-saving treatment. Read More
Nearly 2,000 trauma patients are transported out of San Mateo County for treatment each year because there is no critical-care center, according to San Mateo county health officials, but transporting patients is more cost-effective than building a new facility.Registered nurse Jan Ogar, a clinic services manager for San Mateo County emergency services, said the county works closely with San Francisco General Hospital and Stanford Hospital to treat critical patients. Read More
UNION SQUARE HEARTSHeart-shaped sculptures were unveiled Thursday in a fundraising effort that benefits the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. Six 16-inch “tabletop” hearts are displayed in Macy’s Union Square as part of 2010 Hearts in San Francisco. The art project places heart sculptures around The City to raise money for the hospital. They will be on display until Feb. 11. Read More
