The woman pictured in the photo at right was brought into San Francisco General Hospital eleven days ago after she was found lying next to a wheelchair on the Embarcadero. She has not been able to tell the hospital staff her name, and they've been unable to identify her.

The patient, who is listed in critical condition, is a rather small woman at 4 feet 6 inches tall and 93 pounds. She's described as white, in her 50s or 60s with gray hair, blue eyes, and sunburned cheeks.

Anyone with information about her identity is asked to call hospital social worker Trevor Towne at (415) 206-5822.

[Via BCN/SF Appeal]

Over in Oakland this morning, a premature newborn was found "unconscious and unresponsive" in a dumpster by a homeless lad looking for recyclables. The dead infant was discovered on the 600 block of 14th Street at around 7:40 a.m. Everyone was all kinds of upset. According to the Merc:

The witness, obviously upset, wondered why the baby was thrown away. "If they didn't want the child, all they had to do was go across the street to the First Unitarian Church. I'm sure they would have taken it in."This is disgusting," he said.

So is diving through a dumpster. Hey oh! But seriously, folks: if you want to ditch little Dylan or Emily, you don't have to be so homicidal about it. In fact, you can relinquish custody of your newborn at fire stations around the Bay Area. We think firefighters now use them instead of dalmatians.

Or you can locate the nearest Safe Surrender Site by gong here. But of course there are certain rules and regulations for abandoning your child. Follow the jump for more legalese on the matter.