The approval from the California departments of Public Health and Health Care Services came just days after the hospital applied for recertification.
The hospital applied for a third extension in May to recertify and delay transferring patients. CMS decertified the facility in April 2022. Originally set to close Sept. 13, the closure deadline was extended after nine patients died upon transfer to another facility. In February, the closure deadline was extended again, to May 19.
Laguna Honda serves as a safety net for San Francisco residents with complex medical needs who are low or very low income and often have no other options for care, according to an Aug. 16 City and County of San Francisco news release. Officials said in the release that the recertification will “continue to serve the city’s most vulnerable residents for generations to come.”
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