Patients Protest The Closing Of Last Sub-Acute Nursing Unit In San Francisco
The closure comes as part of California Pacific Medical Center's decision to demolish St. Luke’s Hospital to comply with earthquake building codes.
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Families Fight Closure Of Nursing Unit In San Francisco
Sub-acute nursing units treat patients with complex medical needs, such as tracheostomies, sometimes for months or even years. The patients don’t need as much care as a regular “acute” hospital patient, but do need a level of skilled nursing care that is difficult to provide at home. Richard [Anderson], for example, has congestive heart failure and diabetes. St. Luke’s is the last hospital in San Francisco with a sub-acute unit, and parent company Sutter Health has plans to close it by the end of the year. (Klivans, 9/7)