Since the Gold Rush of the mid nineteenth century, San Francisco has been viewed as a city of opportunity for people all over the world, and is also one of the most unique and magnificently beautiful cities in the nation, if not the world.  From the attractive Golden Gate Bridge, the attention-grabbing Alcatraz Island, to the exquisite art galleries and celebrated museums, San Francisco is not only highly esteemed by its many visitors but also the estimated seven million inhabitants in the Bay Area.  People who visit San Francisco, California quickly notice the fabulously distinct neighborhoods of the city, and most of all the visibly happy inhabitants.  The San Francisco lifestyle is expensive but certainly favorable, with residents enjoying a one of the best qualities of life in the country.

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Healthcare and Fitness in San Francisco, CA

Included in this superior lifestyle is the general tendency towards outdoor activities among the city’s inhabitants.  This ‘City by the Bay’ enjoys perfectly mild weather almost every day of the year, allowing San Franciscans to bike across the Golden Gate Bridge, hike in the Marin headlands, or wind surf in the Bay any day of the week.  The city is also loaded with fitness and yoga centers, along with countless health food stores.  It is therefore no surprise that the city ranked the ‘fourth fittest’ city in the nation in the 2005 Men’s Fitness Poll.  The survey also found that local TV-watching is among the lowest in the country, and that San Francisco has less than half as many fast food joints per capita as the national average. 

On the health front, San Francisco not only excels in possessing healthy and active residents, but also in terms of health care.  In June of 2006, San Francisco revealed an ambitious plan that would make it the first city in the United States to provide every uninsured inhabitant with access to medical services.  If the proposal is put into effect, the city will offer various health benefits to its 82,000 uninsured residents, regardless of employment or immigration status. Already, the city of San Francisco spends $104 million annually on services for its uninsured inhabitants, a sum that will be diverted to the new initiative if it launches.  This ‘San Francisco Health Access Plan’ would allow the poorest to pay as little as $3 a month to join.  The first plan of its kind, this universal health care plan would truly set a precedent across the nation. 

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Medical Centers in San Francisco, CA:

• California Pacific Medical Center-Pacific Campus
  2333 Buchanan St, San Francisco, CA 94115
• Kaiser Permanente Hospital
  2200 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94115
• St. Francis Memorial Hospital
  900 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109
• UCSF Medical Center
  505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143

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