Suspect in hospital stabbing was Ward 86 patient, SF Sheriff’s office says

The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office reported that a patient at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital’s Ward 86 HIV unit allegedly stabbed a social worker.

Photo: From SFGov.org

An unnamed patient at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center's famed HIV/AIDS ward is implicated in the stabbing of a social worker, authorities said.

A December 4 news release from the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office stated that a 35-year-old male patient of Ward 86 was at the hospital for a scheduled appointment, when, at 1:30 p.m. December 4, additional security was called after a doctor received threats.

“While providing security for the doctor, our sheriff’s deputy heard a disturbance unfolding in the hallway involving the suspect, who was attacking a social worker,” the release state