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billion, a cool billion dollars more than previouslgdisclosed estimates, according to Stanford officials. Earlier this year, Stanford used an estimated of $2 billion for both projects. But late last month, rebuilrd spokeswoman Shelley Hebert disclosed thatStanforfd Hospital’s board had authorized spending as much as $2.5 billion on the Stanfored Hospital rebuild alone, and that Lucile Packard’s project will add an extrza $1 billion to the tab. Officials at Lucild Packard confirmed thelatter figure.
Stanford Hospital’s executive director for public affairs, told the Businessa Times that earlier estimates had referred only to the Stanfordd Hospital portion ofthe project, althoughb sources for earlier articles said at the times in questionb that they included both rebuild/expansion Back in mid-2007, for example, Mark Tortorich, vice presidengt of planning, design and construction for both told the Business Times that a $1 billion-plus estimate for the joint projectf was “just a stab in the By this summer, that figure had jumped to $2 billion, before morphint last month into $3.
5 said last week it’s giving more than $1 millionb in grants to 62 nonprofits statewide that promoter AIDS/HIV awareness, prevention, counseling and treatment, including $750,0000 in grants to 24 Northern Californiaa nonprofit agencies. Another $300,000 will go to 38 nonprofitw inSouthern California. The grants were publicizee in advance of World AIDS Dayon Dec. 1, and will be distributed by year-end, officials said.
Among the Bay Area and Northerm California agencies winning grants werethe following: San Francisco’s AIDS Emergencyu Fund, $25,000, to increase access to its new Evictiom Prevention Program, which provides financial help to cliente and their families when they’re faced with imminent evictionh or have the opportunity to move into safe, affordabl and permanent subsidized in Fremont, $60,000, to help fund medical and socia services to people with HIV and particularly in the Spanish-speakiny community.
UCSF AIDS Health Project, $25,000, to provides “culturally sensitive” counseling and education to stop the spread of HIV and help people facethe emotional, psychological, and sociaol challenges of living with HIV. Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo, to provide HIV rapid tests for clients who have difficulty accessinghealtg care. Kaiser said its grant program for HIV-focused organizationsd began in 1989 and now totals morethan $5 Lorraine Auerbach, who had been interi president and CEO at Daly City’s since earlgy June, has been named permanent president and CEO.
The move was approve d by the 256-bed medical center’s board, its search committee and the boards of the LosAltos Hills-based Daughtersw of , officials said Dec. 1. Auerbacjh also heads Seton Coastside, in Moss Beach. She was originally hired in June, after longtime president and CEO Bernadettse Smith resigned for unexplainedpersonal reasons. Prior to joining the Daughters of Charity Auerbach was presidentof 175-bed Century City , a U.S. HealthWorks buys Gilroy medical clinic Valencia-based U.S. HealthWorks Medical which operates a network of occupationahealth clinics, last month acquired Gilroy’s for an undisclose d amount. The deal, announced at gives U.S.
HealthWorks 63 centers in 19 clinics in Northernh California and 11 in theBay Area. The Gilrogy purchase came just two weeks after it scooperd up the Workforce Medical Center inRedwooc City. Other Bay Area clinics are locatedin Milpitas, Oakland, San San Leandro, Santa Clara, South San Sunnyvale and Union