This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept and use a grant of $6,755,486.26 from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for a program aimed at improving healthcare practices from January 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029. It also gives the Director of Health the authority to make necessary adjustments to the grant agreement without increasing the city's financial obligations.
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $6,755,486.26 from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for participation in a program, entitled “ZPCQI Round 3: Optimizing Epic to Drive True North and Developing our people: The ZSFG Way,” for the period of January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029; approving the Notice of Award agreement pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(a); and to authorize the Director of Health to enter into amendments or modifications to the Grant Agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Grant Agreement or this Resolution.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant proposal by the Department of Public Health to accept funding from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for a quality improvement program.
The Department of Public Health received a memorandum regarding the grant for the project titled 'ZPCQI Round 3: Optimizing Epic to Drive True North and Developing our people: The ZSFG Way.'
The Mayor's Office prepared a resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend the grant from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution for approval to the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution to accept and expend the grant, allowing the Department of Public Health to proceed with the program.
The Mayor approved the resolution, finalizing the authorization for the Department of Public Health to accept the grant.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
