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Stabbing death at hospital ups safety concerns

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December 09, 2025

San Francisco facility staff, union leaders say fears of violence have persisted for years.

- BY RACHEL URANGA

Stabbing death at hospital ups safety concerns

A SOCIAL worker was killed at the hospital.

(JEFF CHIU Associated Press)

A social worker died Saturday from wounds sustained in a knife attack at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center earlier in the week, raising concerns over safety at the hospital.

Investigators believe Wilfredo Tortolero Arriechi stabbed the 31-year-old social worker multiple times in the neck and shoulder around 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Tortolero Arriechi, 34, was allegedly seeking one of the doctors who worked at the clinic.

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