City and County of San Francisco
Department of Public Health
Mitchell H. Katz, MD Director of Health
SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Health Commission Meeting October 26, 2004 Flu Vaccine Update I am pleased to announce that DPH will receive 11,430 doses of Aventis vaccine from the State Department of Health Services tomorrow. This quantity falls far below the 65,000 doses the Department had originally ordered from Chiron Corporation whose license to manufacture Fluvirin influenza virus vaccine was suspended earlier this month. However, it is possible that additional vaccine will be reallocated to us. The Department’s first priority is vaccinating high risk persons who are living in congregate settings (e.g. long-term care institutions such as Laguna Honda Hospital) and their health care workers because congregate settings pose the greatest risk of epidemic spread. Beyond this, we are currently determining the supply and need for vaccine among our community partners. To that end the Department sent faxes to over 800 providers on Friday- pediatric and adult - asking for their vaccine status: Did they receive vaccine? Would they be willing to sell vaccine to DPH? Would they be willing to have non-patients in high risk groups referred to them? To date, we have received 70 responses. After fulfilling the needs of high-risk persons in congregate settings, we will distribute the remaining vaccine according to CDC risk and survey responses. The distribution plan will be posted on the DPH website when it is finalized. EEO/Cultural Competency Director to Retirement It saddens me to announce that Norm Nickens has accepted a new position as the Executive Administrator to the General Manager of the Retirement System. Norm has been with the Department of Health for ten years, first in the capacity as Assistant Director of the AIDS Office, then Deputy Director of Population Health and Prevention and for the last five years he has done an exemplary job as the Director of the Office of EEO and Cultural Competency. November 15th is Norms last day at DPH. I am sure you all join me in wishing Norm success in his new job and agree that the Department’s loss will be the Retirement’s Systems gain. Hearts and Souls Auction Joan Ryan’s column in Sunday’s Chronicle gave a glowing account of the work performed at San Francisco General Hospital and highlighted the upcoming “Heart & Soul” auction. The article featured a story about the 3-year-old son of San Francisco Giants’ chief operating officer, Larry Baer, whose life was saved by the excellent work of the emergency physicians and staff at SFGH Trauma Center. November’s Heart and Soul auction is expected to raise $1.5 million for the SFGH Hospital Foundation. For more information, visit the website at www.heartsinsf.com. A copy of the article is attached for your review.
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Page 2 COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL OCTOBER Health Commission - Director of Health Report (From 10/04/04(Changed to 10/7/04) MEC and 10/12/04 JCC) 10/04 New Appointments Reinstatements Reappointments Delinquencies: Reappointment Denials: Resigned/Retired: Disciplinary Actions Restriction/Limitation-Privileges Deceased Changes in Privileges Additions Voluntary Relinquishments Proctorship Completed 31 0 46 07/04 to 10/04 67 0 126 0 0 59 0 0 0 25 17 30
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Current Statistics – as of 10/1/04 Active Staff Affiliate Professionals (non-physicians) Courtesy Staff TOTAL MEMBERS Applications In Process Applications Withdrawn Month of October 2004 SFGH Reappointments in Process Nov. 2004 to Feb. 2005 440 182 526 1,148 36 2 155
3 (10/04 to 06/05)
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