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...Lynne Spalding, who was found in a locked stairwell at S.F. General Hospital on October 8 after disappearing from her hospital room 17 days earlier, reached another conclusion with the arrival of a report by state health inspectors on the incident. The report describes a chaotic hospital where orders to monitor patients around the clock are frequently disregarded, as was the case with Spalding. And it gives equal blame to Sheriff's deputies who all performed cursory, half-hearted searches of the grounds and the hospital building, allowing Spalding to die from neglect as a result.