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New Operator To Take Control Of Struggling San Leandro Hospital

The Alameda Health System, formerly known as the Alameda County Medical Center, plans to take over San Leandro Hospital, officials confirmed this week.

2013/05/17

A minivan crashed into the Valley Medical Center lobby early Friday morning.  (CBS)

Minivan Crashes Into San Jose Hospital Lobby; 2 Hurt

A driver was hospitalized, and a bystander was injured in San Jose after a minivan crashed through the lobby of the Valley Medical Center Friday morning.

2013/05/10

A worker wears a hazmat suit. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Hazmat Scare At St. Francis Memorial Hospital In San Francisco

San Francisco firefighters were called to a possible hazardous materials situation Thursday at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital.

2013/05/09

The University of California at San Francisco Parnassus campus (UCSF)

UC Hospital Workers Authorize Union To Strike

The union representing nearly 13,000 workers at University of California hospitals announced Tuesday that its members have authorized a strike amid stalled contract talks.

2013/05/07

Construction work near a San Francisco gas leak. (CBS)

San Francisco Gas Leak Capped Near St. Luke’s Hospital

St. Luke’s Hospital in San Francisco’s Mission District was placed under a shelter-in-place order Tuesday afternoon because of a gas leak, a hospital spokesman said.

2013/03/05

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Person Seen Climbing Out Of Burning SF Dumpster Taken To Hospital

One person was injured in a Dumpster fire in San Francisco’s Mission District Tuesday morning, a fire department spokeswoman said.

2013/03/05

A San Jose Police mobile command vehicle at the scene of a double shooting on the 1000 block of Audubon Dr. in San Jose, February 4, 2013. (CBS)

1 Dead, 1 Injured In East San Jose Shooting

San Jose police were investigating a shooting that killed one person and injured another Sunday evening on Audubon Drive.

2013/02/04

Mushrooms

Woman Survives Eating 6 ‘Death Cap’ Mushrooms In Santa Cruz

A woman who ate six “death cap” mushrooms is lucky to be alive and talking about it. But, don’t chalk it up to luck. Instead, chalk it up to the Santa Cruz hospital where she was treated – and one of the doctors who practices there.

2013/01/04

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African Hospital Director Admits Detaining Mothers Who Can’t Pay Bills

The director of the Pumwani Maternity Hospital, located in a hardscrabble neighborhood of downtown Nairobi, freely acknowledges that he detains mothers who can’t pay their bills.

2012/12/27

Nurses picket at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, May 1, 2012. (CBS)

Nurses End Christmas Eve Strike At 8 Bay Area Hospitals

A 24-hour Christmas Eve strike by union nurses at eight Bay Area hospitals ended Tuesday morning with no reported incidents, according to a spokeswoman for one of the hospitals.

2012/12/25

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