SFGH's 5A: The nation's first AIDS Ward.


This photo from the Shanti Ward 5A scrapbook shows a dry-erase board message from one patient to another. Photo courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library.

1983, Fall, Eclipse Shanti Project Newsletter

This 1983 Fall Newsletter features the following articles:
  • SHANTI Responds To Crisis
  • Dying: A Part Of Living
  • Imaging
  • Poetry
  • AIDS Sweepstakes
  • Board Of Directors
  • Shanti Staff
  • Becoming A Volunteer Counselor
  • Director Speaks
  • AIDS Residence
  • AIDS Unit At SFGH

Download the PDF here.

Shanti Counselor working on SFGH Ward 5A

Shanti counselor Ed Wolf works with a patient. Photo courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library.