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North County Report: Palomar Health Is Making Big Management …

WebThe hospital district’s seven-member board of directors will vote on a proposed contract Thursday with Mesa Rock Healthcare Management Inc., a private …

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North County Report: What's a Public Health Care District Anyway

WebIn 1945, right after World War II ended, California saw a severe shortage of hospital beds.. Those who lived in the more rural and lower income areas of the state …

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Palomar Health Board Member Sues Palomar Health on First …

WebPalomar Health in Escondido on May 23, 2023. / Photo by Ariana Drehsler. The board director of Palomar Health is suing the health care district after Palomar …

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The Pandemic Paused Efforts to Provide Post-Hospital Care for the …

WebThe Pandemic Paused Efforts to Provide Post-Hospital Care for the Homeless. Charles Paul, 68, said he has been released from multiple local hospitals in …

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A Reader’s Guide to San Diego Hospital Districts

WebBased on financial stability, Grossmont’s the poster child for San Diego hospital districts. La Mesa’s Sharp Grossmont Hospital began a 30-year lease …

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Morning Report: Potentially Huge Moves at Palomar Health

WebThe governing board of Palomar Health is considering some drastic changes. The board is considering shifting its management structure in a way that would …

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Morning Report: Trouble in Palomar Health’s Board Room

WebTwo board members were up for votes of no confidence at a recent board meeting that involved a lot of yelling. The board members were being punished for …

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Despite Need, Care Facilities for Homeless Patients Are Underutilized

WebNancy Behm, who until recently coordinated People Assisting the Homeless’ Medi-Cal-funded work in San Diego, said the nonprofit’s 14-bed recuperative care …

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The First Year of COVID: Half of San Diego Pandemic Deaths Were

WebIn an analysis of all COVID-related deaths during the first year of the pandemic, Voice of San Diego revealed that immigrants were much more likely to die …

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‘There’s Nowhere to Go’: County Confronts Lack of Long-Term …

WebThe countywide deficit of so-called step-down care and housing options for psychiatric patients being discharged from local hospitals has led to long, expensive …

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Downtown Homelessness Is ‘Nearing the Crisis Level’

WebA downtown business group’s monthly census of homeless residents documented a 22 percent spike in the population within its 275-block boundaries from …

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County Under Pressure to Deliver More Behavioral Health Beds

WebCounty Under Pressure to Deliver More Behavioral Health Beds. State reforms and increasingly exasperated political leaders are forcing the county to confront …

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Morning Report: SB43 Could Strain San Diego ERs, Treatment …

WebSan Diego County’s behavioral health director is among those locally predicting that SB 43, which is for now set to take effect in January, could fuel a spike in …

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How San Diego Is Rolling Out CARE Court Voice of San Diego

WebAs of Tuesday, Bergmann said the county had hired about 40 percent of the 55 behavioral health services workers it deemed necessary for CARE Court. Many of …

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Law Could Increase Demand for Often-Elusive Addiction Treatment

WebGov. Gavin Newsom last month signed SB 43, which broadens eligibility for both conservatorships and shorter-term involuntary holds in hospitals to include people …

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4 Reasons Why Homeless Hospital Patients End Up Back on the …

WebHomeless patients often end up back in emergency rooms for the same reason they went in or with complications tied to their last treatment. Hospitals also often …

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San Diego’s Most Polluted Beaches in Three Charts

WebSan Diego’s Most Polluted Beaches in Three Charts. Data we collected shows that while beach water is polluted and fails safety tests more often, the beaches …

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Barrio Logan’s Growing Pains Still Aren’t Solved After More Than a

WebBarrio Logan’s Growing Pains Still Aren’t Solved After More Than a Decade of Trying. Many American cities – despite their unique geography and circumstances – …

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East Village Residents’ Group Proposals for the Adaptive …

WebProposals for the Adaptive Reuse of the Old Downtown Library. Background In September 2013, the City of San Diego will open a new $184 million dollar central library in the …

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'They're Medically Cleared, Get Them Out': Why Homeless Hospital

WebLaura Chechel, right, checks on a woman laying across the street from Scripps Mercy Hospital’s Hillcrest emergency room on Sept. 1, 2023. The woman initially …

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North County Report: About That Homeless Org in a Bidding War …

WebThis week, I reported that nonprofit service provider Solutions for Change is working on buying 110 acres of a property called Green Oak Ranch in Vista to expand its …

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