ZSFG Celebrates 150 years

150 years of booms, busts, and a whole lot of newborns.

The heart of San Francisco beats to its own rhythm, and it always has.

Through baby booms, housing booms, and even tech booms, we’ve seen it all.

And yet, this city can still surprise us. Its resilience. Its love. Its pride.

We were here, through natural disasters, pandemics, and plagues. For the birth of new ideas, new communities, and of course, newborns. And today, we are still here, providing compassionate care for the whole person, and the whole city.

And now, Zuckerberg San Francisco General is planning for the next 150 years.

150 years keeping the heart of San Francisco beating strong.

150 years of care

Learn more about the rich history of Zuckerberg San Francisco Hospital and Trauma Center. For 150 years, countless stories of compassion are matched only by impressive innovations in medicine and beyond.

Explore these notable events in our public hospital’s 150-year history.

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A Legacy of Care

On August 28, 1872, the City of San Francisco opened the doors to the City and County Hospital at 23rd and Potrero Streets, making an investment in public health that would withstand plagues and earthquakes, population booms and great inventions. 150 years later, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital still stands, keeping the heart of this city beating strong.

We are proud to celebrate ZSFG’s 150th anniversary of providing essential health care to all San Franciscans. As the only Level 1 trauma center in the City and County, ZSFG is always prepared to care for this city in times of crisis, but also as we work towards a healthier future.

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Join us as we celebrate our past and plan for a more equitable future.

150 years keeping the heart of San Francisco beating strong.

Evolving Patient Care

By anticipating the needs of the communities we serve, we have a legacy of constant transformation. And today, we are providing more types of patient care, to a more diverse population, in more languages than ever.
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Facing Major Pandemics

Through Diphtheria, Bubonic Plague, Polio, Tuberculosis, and the Spanish Flu. And today, we're leveraging all our experience and the latest science to help navigate the ever-changing COVID pandemic.
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Healthy Families

From our Children's Ward in 1907, to our maternity hospital in 1938, we've always been here for newborns and new families. And today, we run the busiest pediatric center in the city.
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Compassion + Innovation - the AIDS epidemic

The AIDS crisis tested our community like nothing before. It pushed us to quickly find new treatments, new research, and develop a model of compassionate care. And today, that model of care is the worldwide standard.
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Prepared for Disasters

Nothing that can keep the people of San Francisco down. What began as a horse-drawn ambulance service to the city's first emergency room has developed into the first county-wide trauma center in the country. And today, our internationally renowned trauma team stands ready for anything.
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Whole Person Care

We’ve redefined what innovation in health care actually means. We’ve developed a model of care that moves beyond the clinic walls and into the communities to treat the whole person—and the whole family.
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Bank of America Celebrates 150 Years of Care at ZSFG.

The Foundation is thrilled to announce this years presenting sponsor, Bank of America. Thank you for your generous contribution and your continued dedication to improving health care and health equity at Zuckerberg San Francisco General.