Hospital Capacity In The San Francisco Area: See Latest Numbers

New data provided by the federal government shows which hospitals are nearing capacity in the San Francisco area.

Bay Area's Stay Home Order Likely To Remain As ICU Capacity Falls

Less than 1 percent of the Bay Area region's intensive care unit beds were available on Monday.

See Which San Francisco Area Hospitals Are Nearing Capacity

New federal government data shows which hospitals are closest to capacity in the San Francisco area.

Health Expert Sees Hopeful Signs In New Bay Area COVID-19 Infection Statistics

UC Berkeley epidemiologist Art Reingold says the average number of infections has gone down in recent weeks.

San Francisco Area Among Top 50 Most Fitness-Friendly Places

SmartAsset analyzed 301 metro areas to find the most fitness-friendly places nationwide for 2021.

COVID Vaccines: UCSF Medical Center Says 10,000 Frontline Staff Received Vaccine; Begins Distributing 2nd Doses

UCSF Medical Center announced Wednesday that they have vaccinated nearly 10,000 frontline staff from COVID-19.

California Dentists Granted Emergency Waiver To Distribute Vaccine

California officials have granted dentists an emergency waiver to administer COVID-19 vaccines.

Parnassus Heights To Have New Hospital By 2030

UCSF will provide new housing, improved transportation, and jobs as part of an agreement with the City.

Bay Area's Stay-At-Home Order In Effect Until At Least Jan. 8

The order could be extended depending on intensive care unit capacity projects.

Mutant Coronavirus Strain May Already Be In Bay Area: Report

UCSF infectious disease specialist Monica Gandhi: “It will take over because it’s so fast.”

'Life And Death': Bay Area Issues Grim Warning Ahead Of Christmas

"I cannot emphasize enough how our collective actions today and tomorrow and the next day are a matter of life and death."

Union Calls For All Frontline Workers To Be Vaccinated

"It doesn't matter if you're a bus driver or a nurse. If you have access to the public, you should be getting this vaccine."

Kaiser Hospitals Over 100 Percent Capacity: CEO

In addition, 16 of Kaiser's 36 California hospitals are above 100 percent ICU occupancy, according to Kaiser Permanente's chairman and CEO.

New Travel Restrictions For San Francisco Go Into Effect Friday

Anyone returning to the city from outside the Bay Area must quarantine for 10 days under new orders that will last until early January.

Update: Critical Care Doctor, Intensive Care Nurse First To Receive COVID-19 Vaccines At SF General Hospital

A batch of 2,000 doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital on Monday.

San Francisco Participants Sought For Stanford Coronavirus Study

"Our main objective is to learn where and how the virus is spreading...and which communities are the most vulnerable."

San Francisco Coronavirus Vaccine: Who Gets It First

The City expects to have 12,000 doses next week. Two East Bay officials suggest vaccinating teachers so schools can reopen classrooms.

SF Panic Shoppers Amass At Costco Ahead Of Stay-At-Home Order

The latest surge in Bay Area coronavirus cases spurred the return of panic shoppers to a Costco in San Francisco.

Bay Area Shutdown Order: Health Officers Unite, Act Decisively

The Bay Area is the one part of California that would not be required to shut down immediately, but health officers have had enough.

Overnight Stay-At-Home Order Takes Effect In San Francisco

Purple tier restrictions are now in effect.

UCSF Study Reveals Link Between Wildfire Smoke And Alzheimer’s Disease

The study adds to a growing body of evidence indicating that pollution joins established dementia risk factors like smoking and diabetes.

Check Your Indoor Coronavirus Exposure Risk In San Francisco

Stanford University researchers helped develop an online indoor coronavirus exposure risk-assessment tool.

SF Expected To Move To Purple Tier, Health Director Says

Although the city's new COVID-19 cases remain below state and national levels, a recent surge is a concern.

Challenging Ropes Course Opens At San Francisco Park

The course is a partnership between the City and Outward Bound.

San Francisco Back In More Restrictive Red Tier

Non-essential offices will close and capacity at indoor gyms will go from 25 percent to ten percent starting on Tuesday.

Elon Musk Tests Positive And Negative for COVID-19

Tech giant Elon Musk said he may have a "moderate case of covid" after experiencing cold symptoms and testing positive as well as negative.

Best Nursing Homes In San Francisco: U.S. News 2020 List

U.S. News’ annual list rates thousands of nursing homes nationwide based on care, staffing, rate of complaints, and more.

Re-Openings Rolled Back As Coronavirus Surges In San Francisco

"Making a decision to support opening a business and then asking that business to close; it's heartbreaking." ~ Mayor London Breed

San Francisco Health Officer Issues Thanksgiving Guidance

Officials shared some alternatives for Thanksgiving celebrations and gave tips on the safest way to gather.

San Francisco Nurses Sue City Over Pay

The nurses union claims that members are owed for 90,000 hours of unpaid overtime.

San Francisco Among Cities With Most Rats

Only 4 American metro areas had more rodent calls than San Francisco.

San Francisco Moves Into The Least Restrictive COVID-19 Tier

The state released theme park and sporting event guidelines, and announced that SF had moved into the minimal or yellow tier.

How To Get A Flu Shot In San Francisco

Bay Area Health Officers call for residents to get their flu shot to avoid straining limited resources in hospitals and urgent care centers.

Bay Area COVID-19 Update: Cases By County

The latest developments around Bay Area related to the novel coronavirus.

CDC Stresses Vaccines As San Francisco Enters Flu Season

With no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic, experts say flu shots will reduce strain on health care providers this season.

COVID-19 Reopenings: SF Allows Lap Swimming At Mission Pool

The Mission Pool has reopened in San Fransisco after the county met the requirements to move into the state's orange or substantial tier.

Local Nonprofit Shares Ratings of Bay Area Dentists

Need a Teeth Cleaning or Other Dental Work? Brush Up on the Best Local Options.

San Francisco Allowed To Reopen Under New Orange Tier Guidelines

San Francisco moved into the state's orange COVID-19 risk tier and will be able to reopen and expand some businesses.

Palace of Fine Arts Community Blood Drive

YOUR DONATION CAN SAVE AS MANY AS 3 LIVES. All blood donors receive COVID-19 Antibody Testing!

Bay Area Sees First Cases Of Flu Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic

Public health officials have urged people over the last several months to get a vaccination against influenza before it's widespread.