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San Francisco Public Press & KSFP, Mel Baker
Looming shutdown at Laguna Honda Hospital was 'preventable,' doctor says
30 minutes Posted Jul 7, 2022 at 11:41 pm.
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Nearly 700 live-in patients at Laguna Honda Hospital are in limbo after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it would pull federal funding following multiple damning inspection reports. San Francisco Department of Public Health officials are scrambling to regain the certification needed for funding. Meanwhile, two former hospital physicians say they warned city officials about a potential crisis nearly 20 years ago.