About SFGHMC

Welcome letter from Gene Marie O'Connell, Executive Administrator of SFGHMC

Vision: To be the best public hospital in the country.
Mission: To deliver humanistic, cost-effective, and culturally-competent health services as an integral part of the Department of Public Health for the City and County of San Francisco by:

• Providing access to all residents by eliminating financial, linguistic, physical and operational barriers;
• Providing quality services that treat illness, promoting and sustaining wellness, and preventing the spread of disease, injury, and disability;
• Participating in and supporting training and research; and
• Serving the healthcare needs of the community.

Visit SFGHMC's website: SFGHMC

SFGHMC Facts

• The Hospital has partnered with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for over 130 years through its teaching and research affiliation
• SFGH has been at the same location in the Mission district since 1872
• It is home to the only Level 1 Trauma Center serving over 1.5 million people living and working in San Francisco and northern San Mateo counties
• It is the largest acute and rehabilitation hospital for psychiatric patients
• Offers the only Psychiatric Emergency Service in San Francisco
• It is the safety net hospital for San Francisco's most needy residents
• Last year, SFGHMC delivered in-patient services to nearly 100,000 people and over 80,000 people in the outpatient clinics
• SFGHMC receives approximately 30% of all patients transported by ambulance in the city

Find out more about programs at SFGHMC that the Foundation supports:

• The Trauma Center


• The Helipad


• The Emergency Department


• HIV/AIDS Care


• Women's Health Initiative


• Cancer Awareness Resources Education (C.A.R.E.)


• Orthopaedics Trauma Center of Excellence


• The Children's Fund