John George Psychiatric Hospital

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

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]

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]

  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.