SF DPH Wave 2: Additional $40M Cut, 121 FTEs Eliminated, 3 More Clinics Reassigned
Beyond the previously tracked Wave 1 (127 layoffs), SF DPH announced a SECOND wave on April 17: $40M cut over two fiscal years through elimination of 121 FTEs (60% currently vacant, 47 filled). Maternal-Child-Adolescent Health unit loses 4 managers including its director.
Closures: South East Mission Geriatrics Clinic, Baxter/Larkin Street Youth Clinic (Tenderloin), Cole Street Youth Clinic (Haight Ashbury). Driven by SF's $634M two-year deficit, ~half attributed to federal/state healthcare cuts.
Spillover risk: SFCHC, Mission Neighborhood, and Glide will absorb displaced youth and geriatric patients.
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- Safety-net workforce and capacity shifts
Layoffs and hiring freezes
- Health center openings, closures and mergers
Site closures and consolidations
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FQHC Talent. (2026, April 17). SF DPH Wave 2: Additional $40M Cut, 121 FTEs Eliminated, 3 More Clinics Reassigned. Source: Mission Local. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/sf-dph-wave-2-cuts-40m-121-ftes-april-2026
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