John George Psychiatric Hospital
Hospital in California, United States
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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]
| John George Psychiatric Hospital | |
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 Nonemergency hospital entrance | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | San Leandro, Alameda County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37.710840°N 122.120214°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | Psychiatric hospital |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Lists | Hospitals in California |
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]
