Re: The best and brightest
Author: Drew Jacksich
Date: 01-24-2013 - 08:47
The Southern Pacific hospital in Sacramento was torn down 30 years ago +/-
Chas Wrote:
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> There were two Southern Pacific Hospitals in the
> 1960's. In addition to the one at 1400 Fell
> Street in San Francisco, there was a hospital in
> Tucson. Management of the Hospital passed to the
> Unions around 1964, which in turn sold the
> Hospital to "UpJohn" in the late 1960's. In 1974
> the hospital went bankrupt, and it is now a
> retirment facility. I do not know the fate of the
> Tucson facility.
>
> In the past there was also a facility in
> Sacramento. I know the building was still there
> in the late 1990's, but do not know if it still
> survives.
>
> The Oakland and Roseville Hospitals were really
> offices for Southern Pacific doctors and were used
> to treat employees.
>
> In my opinion the quality of Southern Pacific
> doctors ranged from outstanding to still in the
> dark ages.