Late News on the fight to save services in San Francisco
Please call Michael Lyon, 415-215-7575 or email with corrections and additions. December 3, 2008: City Hall Rally against mid-year health cuts December 11, 2008: Hundreds Protest Mid-Year Budget Cuts to Vital Services |
In the Fall of 1999, hundreds of patients were forced to stand lines for many hours at the Main Pharmacy of San Francisco General Hospital. Hospital administrators wanted to drive Medi-Cal patients away, and had closed an auxiliary pharmacy with the express purpose of creating long lines in the Main Pharmacy. Hundreds of angry patients and health workers flooded Health Commission meetings to prevent Administration from closing the Main Pharmacy also.