Missing Woman With Dementia Found Dead In San Francisco Hospital Stairwell
Ruby Anderson, 76, had been missing for 10 days from a nearby mental health facility before her body was found in a power plant building at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. An autopsy is pending.
Los Angeles Times:
Woman Found Dead In Stairwell Of San Francisco Hospital Property Was Missing From Nearby Care Facility
A woman found dead in a stairway on the grounds of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital was identified by officials as a resident of a nearby care home who had been missing for 10 days. The death of Ruby Anderson — who was discovered in a stairwell of the power plant building Wednesday afternoon — prompted swift changes on the sprawling campus as officials acknowledged gaps in security protocols. (Tchekmedyian, 5/31)
The Associated Press:
Missing Woman With Dementia Found Dead At SF Hospital Campus
"I don't know how she died," her daughter, Charlene Roberts, told KRON-TV . "Did she have a stroke or fell? I don't know what happened." Roberts, who gave her mother's age as 76, said the woman had dementia and two hearing aids and went missing on May 20 from a mental health facility. (5/31)
In other California hospital and medical center news —
Fresno Bee:
Emergency Room Could Reopen Soon: Modesto Company To Manage Hospital In Coalinga
Coalinga Regional Medical Center has signed with a Modesto-based health company to take over management of the partially closed hospital beginning June 1, with a goal of reopening the emergency room and other services. The hospital board of directors approved a contract on May 24 with American Advanced Management Group, Inc., to run the hospital, which includes 24 acute care beds, 99 nursing home beds and a rural health clinic, said hospital CEO Wayne Allen. (Anderson, 5/31)
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Kaiser Permanente Opens Newest Sonoma County Medical Office Building In Southwest Santa Rosa
Five years in the making, the nearly $50 million building is equipped with 60 offices for medical providers and 102 medical exam rooms.Kaiser officials said the new building was necessary, as they’ve outgrown the main campus on Bicentennial Way. (Espinoza, 5/31)
Recordnet:
SJ Hospitals Certified As Primary Stroke Centers
The San Joaquin County Emergency Services Agency announced late last week that six of the county’s seven hospitals have received designation as primary stroke centers following a 10-month implementation process. Dameron Hospital is expected to receive its designation by Sept. 1, said Dan Burch, the agency’s administrator. When that happens, Burch said, San Joaquin County will be the only county in California where all hospitals are certified as primary stroke centers. (Phillips, 5/29)