John George Psychiatric Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | San Leandro, Alameda County, California, United States |
Coordinates | 37°42′39″N 122°07′13″W / 37.710840°N 122.120214°W |
Organization | |
Type | Psychiatric hospital |
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Website | Official website |
Lists | Hospitals in California |
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]
It is located near Fairmont Hospital and the county Juvenile Justice Center. [7] It opened in 1992 and was named after County Supervisor John George to honor his advocacy for mentally ill people. [8] It has an 80-bed capacity. [9]
In November 2003, a doctor at the facility, Erlinda Ursua, died there and a patient, a 38-year-old female was charged with murder. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] The female patient pled not guilty in 2005. [15] No criminal charges were later filed. [16]
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