John George Psychiatric Pavilion

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
John George Psychiatric Pavilion
Nonemergency hospital entrance
Geography
LocationSan Leandro, Alameda County, California, United States
Coordinates
Organization
Typepsychiatric hospital
Links
Websitewww.johngeorgeahs.org
ListsHospitals in California

It is located near Fairmont Hospital and the county Juvenile Justice Center.[7] It was named after County Supervisor John George.

In November 2003, a doctor at the facility, Erlinda Ursua, died there and a patient, a 38-year-old female was charged with murder.[8][9][10][11][12] The female patient pled not guilty in 2005.[13]


See also

References
  1. FOX. "2 Investigates: Is John George Psychiatric Hospital working on improvements?". KTVU. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. FOX. "2 Investigates: Psychiatric patient goes missing from troubled San Leandro hospital". KTVU. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. FOX. "Patients say conditions at John George mental hospital were 'hell'". KTVU. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. FOX. "Union denied restraining order against hiring subcontractors at troubled psychiatric hospital". KTVU. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. "2 Investigates: Leaked video shows mental patients sleeping, eating on John George Hospital floor". KTVU. 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. "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.
  9. "ALAMEDA COUNTY / Family of beating victim sues county over death". sfgate.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  10. "Doctor slain at East Bay hospital / Patient a suspect -- facility has had other assaults". sfgate.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  11. "State Fines Hospital $54,000 Over Death". Associated Press. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2016 – via LA Times.
  12. "The deadly result of "A Family Curse"". eastbaytimes.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  13. 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.


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