John George Psychiatric Hospital

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.[1][2][3][4][5] It is operated by the Alameda Health System.[6][1]

John George Psychiatric Hospital
Nonemergency hospital entrance
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Geography
LocationSan Leandro, Alameda County, California, United States
Coordinates37°42′39″N 122°07′13″W / 37.710840°N 122.120214°W / 37.710840; -122.120214
Organization
TypePsychiatric hospital
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WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
ListsHospitals in California
Signage, showing former name

It is located near Fairmont Hospital and the county Juvenile Justice Center.[7] It opened in 1992 and was named after County Supervisor John George to honor his advocacy for mentally ill people.[8] It has an 80-bed capacity. [9]

In November 2003, a doctor at the facility, Erlinda Ursua, died there and a patient, a 38-year-old female was charged with murder.[10][11][12][13][14] The female patient pled not guilty in 2005.[15] No criminal charges were later filed.[16]

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  1. ^ a b FOX. "2 Investigates: Is John George Psychiatric Hospital working on improvements?". KTVU. Retrieved 10 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ FOX. "2 Investigates: Psychiatric patient goes missing from troubled San Leandro hospital". KTVU. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. ^ FOX. "Patients say conditions at John George mental hospital were 'hell'". KTVU. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. ^ FOX. "Union denied restraining order against hiring subcontractors at troubled psychiatric hospital". KTVU. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ^ "2 Investigates: Leaked video shows mental patients sleeping, eating on John George Hospital floor". KTVU. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Alameda Health System, insurance carriers at odds". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ^ "San Leandro - Juvenile Justice Center - County of Alameda - Superior Court of California". alameda.courts.ca.gov. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. ^ John George Psychiatric Pavilion "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2021-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) on the Alameda County Medical Center website
  9. ^ Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Bed Types and Counts. California Health and Human Services Agency. Accessed 15 May 2021.
  10. ^ "SAN LEANDRO / County hospital penalized in doctor's slaying / It must pay $54,000 in alleged killing by psychiatric patient". sfgate.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  11. ^ "ALAMEDA COUNTY / Family of beating victim sues county over death". sfgate.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Doctor slain at East Bay hospital / Patient a suspect -- facility has had other assaults". sfgate.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  13. ^ "State Fines Hospital $54,000 Over Death". Associated Press. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2016 – via LA Times.
  14. ^ "The deadly result of "A Family Curse"". eastbaytimes.com. 19 December 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  15. ^ Ricci Graham (23 November 2005). "Not guilty plea in doctor killing". Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016 – via Highbeam.com.
  16. ^ Michael B. Knable, DO. "Homicides of Mental Health Workers by Patients (1981-2014)" (PDF). Mental Illness Policy Org. Retrieved 20 March 2021.