April 20, 2026 Health Commission Meeting

IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT:  Please fill out a "Public Comment" form so the minutes can include the correct spelling of your name; the Health Commission Secretary will have additional forms in the hearing room. 

REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT AVAILABLE ONLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED ACCOMMODATION FROM THE COMMISSION SECRETARY FOR A DISABILITY BY NOON THE DAY OF THE MEETING. CALL-IN: 415-655-0001/ Access Code:   2664 918 0119#

Public comment is allowed in relation to each agenda item, and the Secretary of the Health Commission will indicate when public comment is to occur for each item, as listed on the agenda below and for each item where public comment is not specifically listed. Members of the public attending the meeting in person will have an opportunity to provide public comment on each item. Remote public comment is available only to those requiring accommodation due to a disability and cannot attend in-person. Each member of the public providing public comment, whether attending remotely or in person, may address the Commission for up to three minutes per agenda item. Please see Page 8 of the agenda for instructions on how to access the meeting remotely to observe the meeting and/or to request accommodation for remote public comment. Written comments of any length may be emailed to healthcommission.dph@sfdph.org. Requests to include written public comment, up to a maximum of 150 words, in the meeting minutes can also be sent to healthcommission.dph@sfdph.org.

Effective January 16, 2024, members of the public attending the meeting may address the Commission through public comments made in-person or in writing. Remote public comment will be available only to those requiring accommodation due to a disability who cannot attend in-person. To request accommodation, contact the Commission Secretary by 12 PM (Noon) the day of the Commission Meeting by calling (628) 754-6539 or via email at healthcommission.DPH@sfdph.org.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED REDUCTIONS IN HEALTH SERVICES

For FISCAL YEARs 2026-2027 AND 2027-28

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the San Francisco Health Commission, as a Committee of the Whole, will hold a public hearing to consider the following proposal and said public hearing will be held as follows, at which time all interested parties may attend and be heard:

Date: April 20, 2026

Time: 4:00PM

Location: Legislative Chamber, Room 250 located at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA

Subject: Hearing to consider the Department of Public Health's budget reducing medical services/health care services provided by the City and County of San Francisco for FY2026-27 and FY2027-28, pursuant to the Beilenson Act, California Health and Safety Code Section 1442.5(a).

At this hearing, the Health Commission of the City and County of San Francisco will consider the impact of the proposed reduction of medical services provided by City and County of San Francisco facilities. Public testimony, both oral and written, will be accepted at this hearing.

The San Francisco Department of Public Health has prepared the attached list of proposed budget reductions that are subject to Beilenson Hearing. The list includes the reduction of medical services at City and County of San Francisco facilities. Although Section 1442.5(a) of the Health and Safety Code requires notice only for reductions of medical services at county facilities and does not require notice for reduction of health education, prevention, and outreach services, the Department of Public Health has included proposed changes of both types in the attached list. Only the items in the first section of the list are required to be included in the hearing, but all items will be considered at the hearing regardless. Further information on the proposed reductions is available by telephoning the Department of Public Health at (415) 554-2600.

In accordance with Section 67.7-1 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, persons who are unable to attend the hearing on these matters may submit written comments to the City prior to the time the hearing begins. These comments will be made a part of the official public records in these matters, and shall be brought to the attention of the Health Commission. Written comments should be addressed to Mark Morewitz, Director of Health Commission Affairs, 1145 Market Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103 Information relating to this matter is available at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, 1145 Market Street, 11th Floor and agenda information will be available for public review on April 20, 2026.

Mark Morewitz

Director of Health Commission Affairs

San Francisco Department of Public Health

City and County of San Francisco

DATED: April 6, 2026

POSTED: April 6, 2026

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