April 2016 - San Francisco General Hospital Foundation

Counting Down…Our New Emergency Department Opening Soon For You!

After many months of staff training and preparation, the doors of the beautiful new Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center are just weeks away from opening! In celebration of this historic occasion, we are delighted to share with you a series of videos that illustrate why our hospital is so vital to the health and well-being of every San Franciscan. The first video highlights our new and expanded Osher Emergency Department and Trauma Center. Did you know that everyone who suffers a traumatic injury in our city – whether resident or tourist and regardless [...]

Elaine Leong2017-04-06T17:27:55-07:00April 26th, 2016|Categories: Announcements|

A Letter from Board President, Connie Shanahan

It has been an exciting year for the Foundation. In November, we gathered for the ribbon cutting and dedication celebration for the hospital’s beautiful new acute care and trauma center, which will open later this spring. Then on December 31, the Heart of Our City Capital Campaign came to a close. I am proud to report that, together, we raised more than $141 million to purchase critical medical equipment and furnishings for the new acute care facility. When we began the capital campaign in 2011, it was by far the largest fundraising effort in the Foundation’s history. Over the past five years, more than 2,000 individuals, corporations and foundations have answered the call and donated to make this project a reality. When [...]

Elaine Leong2017-04-06T17:27:55-07:00April 8th, 2016|Categories: Announcements, Events, Funded Initiatives, Rebuild|

Dedication and Ribbon-Cutting Celebration Marks Completion of New Acute Care and Trauma Center

Last November, San Francisco General Hospital Foundation joined state and city officials, hospital staff, patients, and hundreds of San Francisco residents to celebrate construction completion of the beautiful new acute care and trauma center at Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. This achievement was marked with a building dedication and campus naming honoring the transformational grant of $75 million from Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, and was followed by a community celebration. “The doctors, nurses, and staff at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center answer the call to care for the people [...]

Elaine Leong2016-04-06T16:57:54-07:00April 8th, 2016|Categories: Announcements, Events, Rebuild|