Department of Public Health

City to expand mental health, substance abuse care with 400 new treatment beds

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Thursday that the city will create 400 new treatment beds, 140 of which will…

3 years ago

SF’s health officer to become California Department of Public Health director

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the appointment of Dr. Tomas Aragon, San Francisco's health officer, as the new director…

3 years ago

SF faces ‘major surge’ in new Covid-19 cases

San Francisco is facing a "major surge" of Covid-19 cases, says Dr. Grant Colfax, who heads the Department of Public…

4 years ago

SF again pauses reopening plans as Covid-19 cases spike

San Francisco is hitting pause on yet another reopening phase that would have allowed restaurants to resume indoor dining and…

4 years ago

SF moves into reopening Phase 2b with outdoor dining, indoor retail

After San Francisco restaurants and other businesses began serving customers outside on Friday, on Monday the city also began allowing…

4 years ago

SF eyes hospitalizations as some businesses set to reopen next week

As San Francisco works toward partially reopening some businesses for pickup and delivery beginning next week, city health officials said…

4 years ago

Group confirms Covid-19 outbreak at 52-unit Mission District SRO hotel

At least 24 people at a single room occupancy hotel in San Francisco's Mission District have tested positive for the…

4 years ago

Second Laguna Honda Hospital patient tests positive, bringing facility total to nine

A second patient at Laguna Honda Hospital has tested positive for novel coronavirus, city officials said in an announcement Sunday…

4 years ago

City to offer pilot sobering center in Tenderloin this spring

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Thursday that the city will open its first drug sobering center in the Tenderloin…

4 years ago

Two coronavirus patients transfer to SF hospital for treatment

A hospital in San Francisco is treating two people from another California county for novel coronavirus, cases that were already…

4 years ago

Santa Clara County braces for power outage, poor air quality

As PG&E prepares for another Public Safety Power Shutoff throughout the state, the Santa Clara County Public Health Department is…

5 years ago

San Francisco names Dr. Anton Nigusse Bland first director of mental health reform

Mayor London Breed appointed Dr. Anton Nigusse Bland to serve as The City’s first-ever director of mental health reform.

5 years ago

Expansion sought for special court for mentally ill

San Francisco supervisor Jane Kim wants to expand The City's Behavioral Health Court citywide to help residents who have mental…

6 years ago

San Francisco sues massage parlor for allegedly offering prostitution

The city of San Francisco is suing a Financial District massage parlor alleging that the business is in fact a…

7 years ago

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