Accident Victim Identified as Children's Hospital Nurse

A pedestrian who died from the injuries she suffered when she was hit by a vehicle outside UCSF Children’s Hospital Oakland on Wednesday was a nurse who had worked for the hospital for 36 years, hospital officials said today.

The Alameda County coroner’s bureau confirmed that the pedestrian who died after being hit near the hospital, which is located at 747 52nd St. in Oakland, at 11:09 p.m. Wednesday was 66-year-old Patricia Alvarez of El Sobrante.

Nancy Shibata, the hospital’s chief nursing officer, said in a statement, “Our entire hospital community is grieving the tragic loss of nurse Patricia Alvarez.”

Shibata said, “’Patty,’ as she was known to friends and co-workers, was a registered nurse in our emergency department and our pediatric unit at Summit Medical Center.” Shibata said, “She had been with the hospital since 1979. She touched many lives here at Children’s, both patients and colleagues.” Shibata added, “Patty was a mentor and leader to many during her career at the hospital. Our flag is flying at half-staff in her memory and we are extending support and care to her family and our staff during this tragic time.”

Oakland police didn’t respond to a request for information about the collision that claimed Alvarez’s life.

--Bay City News