Mount Zion Hospital was established in 1887 as a voluntary, nonprofit hospital to render “medical and surgical aid and service to the needy and distressed sick of the community…without regard to race or creed.” In July of 1990 the Board of Directors of the Mount Zion Health Systems and the Regents of the University of California approved an integration which made Mount Zion part of the UCSF family. Today, Mount Zion is one of the four major teaching facilities of UCSF, along with the Moffitt-Long, San Francisco General, and VA Medical Center of San Francisco. UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion is a hub for outpatient services including comprehensive diagnostic care, dermatology, general medicine, pediatric primary care and sports medicine as well as a surgery center and an urgent care center. It is also known for being home to the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Women’s Health Center and the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.
Perhaps the best known service at Mount Zion is the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, which has won the National Cancer Institute’s highest designation—“comprehensive” - for innovative research and cutting-edge patient care, both in-patient and out-patient. The center is dedicated to researching, diagnosing and treating many forms of the disease. A state-of-the-art, five-story outpatient center is part of this complex.
The Women’s Health Center is dedicated to providing comprehensive care for women at every stage of life. Primary care, obstetrics and gynecology, and fertility and reproductive health are among the specialty services offered through the Center.
The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine seeks to blend the best practices from conventional and alternative medicine to serve patients. Doctors on staff draw from the best practices of both conventional and alternative medicine in addressing the needs of the patient. Acupuncture, herbal consultation and yoga and mindfulness classes are among the services offered by the Center.
The campus recently refurbished Herbst Hall and this auditorium will be hosting movies open to the public. Herbst Hall will also be the site for both day and evening lecture series.
There are a number of current planning issues that concern residents of the Mount Zion neighborhood. These include:
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The UCSF Hospital Replacement Project concerns the future of UCSF Medical Center inpatient facilities. For further information please click here.