"The victim is being remembered as a deeply caring person. The tragedy raises concerns about safety and security. A vigil was hosted on Sunday to honor his memory. "I'll just say the social worker was one of the most beautiful people I've ever met in my life. Amazing clinician. Unbelievable loss for staff and community," said Julette Suarez, a social worker at San Francisco General."
"The suspect is now in sheriff's custody. The attack happened in the HIV ward of the hospital, a ward that does not have a metal detector. Hospital staff had already raised safety concerns about a patient and requested deputy protection after a doctor in Ward 86 received threats. according to the union. The deputy was in a nearby room when he heard a disturbance and saw the patient in the hallway stabbing the 31-year-old social worker with a kitchen knife."
A 31-year-old social worker at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital was attacked and stabbed multiple times in the neck and shoulder by a patient wielding a 5-inch kitchen knife. The stabbing occurred in the HIV ward, which does not have a metal detector. Staff had previously raised safety concerns about the patient and had requested deputy protection after threats to a doctor; a deputy nearby intervened after hearing the disturbance. Medical staff performed CPR and emergency surgery, but the victim died two days later. Colleagues described the victim as deeply caring, and a vigil was held; the suspect is in sheriff's custody.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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