Hospital in California, United States
| John George Psychiatric Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Nonemergency hospital entrance | |
| Geography | |
| Location | San Leandro, Alameda County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°42′39″N 122°07′13″W / 37.710840°N 122.120214°W / 37.710840; -122.120214 |
| Organization | |
| Type | Psychiatric hospital |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website  |
| Lists | Hospitals in California |
John George Psychiatric Hospital, previously John George Psychiatric Pavilion, also known as John George Psychiatric Emergency Room, John George Hospital or John George, is a psychiatric hospital located in San Leandro, in Alameda County, California. It is operated by the Alameda Health System.
It is located near Fairmont Hospital and the county Juvenile Justice Center. It opened in 1992 and was named after County Supervisor John George to honor his advocacy for mentally ill people. It has an 80-bed capacity.
In November 2003, a doctor at the facility, Erlinda Ursua, died there and a patient, a 38-year-old female was charged with murder. The female patient pled not guilty in 2005. No criminal charges were later filed.
See also
References
- ^ FOX. "2 Investigates: Is John George Psychiatric Hospital working on improvements?". KTVU. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- FOX. "2 Investigates: Psychiatric patient goes missing from troubled San Leandro hospital". KTVU. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- FOX. "Patients say conditions at John George mental hospital were 'hell'". KTVU. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- FOX. "Union denied restraining order against hiring subcontractors at troubled psychiatric hospital". KTVU. Archived from the original on June 26, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "2 Investigates: Leaked video shows mental patients sleeping, eating on John George Hospital floor". KTVU. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "Alameda Health System, insurance carriers at odds". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "San Leandro - Juvenile Justice Center - County of Alameda - Superior Court of California". alameda.courts.ca.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- John George Psychiatric Pavilion "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) on the Alameda County Medical Center website - Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Bed Types and Counts. California Health and Human Services Agency. Accessed 15 May 2021.
- "SAN LEANDRO / County hospital penalized in doctor's slaying / It must pay $54,000 in alleged killing by psychiatric patient". sfgate.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "ALAMEDA COUNTY / Family of beating victim sues county over death". sfgate.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "Doctor slain at East Bay hospital / Patient a suspect -- facility has had other assaults". sfgate.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "State Fines Hospital $54,000 Over Death". Associated Press. May 15, 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via LA Times.
- "The deadly result of "A Family Curse"". eastbaytimes.com. December 19, 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- Ricci Graham (November 23, 2005). "Not guilty plea in doctor killing". Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Highbeam.com.
- Michael B. Knable, DO. "Homicides of Mental Health Workers by Patients (1981-2014)" (PDF). Mental Illness Policy Org. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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