Palomar Health, UCSD Health Finalize Joint Powers Agreement

Palomar Health and UC San Diego Health have completed an agreement to form a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) to serve patients in North San Diego County. Calling it a novel model for healthcare delivery, the partners say Palomar UC San Diego Health combines the strengths of a community-based health system and an academic health system under a single unified governance structure.

California Air Quality Alert Issued for Inland Empire and Orange County Until Sunday 3 p.m.

On Saturday, July 4, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in San Diego issued an air quality alert that will remain in effect until Sunday at 3 p.m. The alert covers the San Bernardino and Riverside County valleys—collectively known as the Inland Empire—as well as both the coastal and inland portions of Orange County.

Adventist Health names new Central Coast Medical Officer

Lawrie is a board-certified pulmonologist and critical care medicine specialist with more than 20 years of clinical and physician leadership experience in San Diego. Most recently, he served as chief medical officer at Sharp Memorial Hospital and was affiliated with multiple Sharp Healthcare hospitals, including Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center and Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center.

One doctor. One location. One-stop care.

Why patients across North County are choosing a simpler approach to vein care. Healthcare has become increasingly fragmented. Patients often find themselves shuffled between multiple providers, separate imaging centers, and different treatment facilities—sometimes receiving conflicting opinions along the way. At Oceana Vein Specialists in Oceanside, Dr. Adam Isadore has built a different model of care centered around one simple philosophy:

1 San Diego County resident dies from vehicle pollution every day, report finds

Every day, one San Diego County resident dies from vehicle pollution and roughly one new pediatric asthma case emerges, a report published Monday by the International Council on Clean Transportation showed. Statewide, vehicle pollution leads to more than 8,300 premature deaths and 5,500 new pediatric asthma cases annually. “That’s not...

Healthcare workers protest outside Rady Children’s Hospital

Hundreds of Rady Children's Hospital workers took to the streets Friday to protest the hospital's newly named CEO and President, Kimberly Chavalas Cripe, and the hospital's blocking of the unionization vote certification.

Scripps La Jolla doctor becomes first in SD to implant new heart valve

Scripps La Jolla helped win FDA approval for a new heart valve device that treats severe aortic regurgitation without open-heart surgery.

UCSD Shrink Shake-Up Has La Jolla, Hillcrest on Edge

UC San Diego Health's new staffing rule for contracted psychiatrists is already sending a chill through clinics in La Jolla and Hillcrest. Several specialists, many of them working parents, say the change could force them to cut back hours, walk away from longstanding roles, or leave the system entirely. Clinicians warn the requirement clashes with hybrid schedules that juggle hospital, outpatient, and pediatric work, and they fear some of the most vulnerable patients could see their care disrupted.

Gender Care Continues At Rady Children's

Rady Children's Hospital says they will continue gender-affirming care, for now.

Rady Children’s Hospital agrees to continue gender-affirming care for minors under California court order

SAN DIEGO (CN) — Rady Children’s Hospital will continue providing gender-affirming care to adolescent patients as part of an agreement it reached with the state of California Wednesday. Under the agreement, the hospital will continue to provide care for adolescent patients with an amendment that will include puberty...

Rady Children's to continue gender-affirming care amid legal battle

Rady Children’s to resume gender‑affirming care as part of court settlement

Rady Children’s Hospital has agreed to continue administering gender-affirming care, including puberty-blocker implant procedures, if a physician deems them necessary, as part of a settlement agreement with the state of California. After a lengthy delay, attorneys for both sides appeared at a June 24 hearing to announce the settlement,...

Proposed Southwest Village community would bring 5,000 homes to Otay Mesa

Plans to build a new community in Otay Mesa that would include more than 5,000 homes are continuing to move through the City of San Diego approval process. The proposed Southwest Village project would transform a 490-acre area south of state Route 905, east of Interstate 805 and north of the U.S.-Mexico border into one of San Diego's newest neighborhoods. City planners have been working on the project since 2018.

Sharp Coronado Hospital First In California To Earn ACEP Emergency Department Accreditation

Sharp Coronado Hospital is the first emergency department in California to earn the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Level 2 Emergency Department Accreditation. This three-year accreditation confirms that when an emergency happens, the care delivered at Sharp Coronado meets a national standard for quality and safety. ACEP independently reviewed...

He depended on a prescription to keep diabetes in check. Records from ICE detention show how his health fell apart

In his 23rd request for medical attention, dated June 2025, the man from Mexico wrote, “It’s been three days since I received my insulin… and I’ve been feeling really bad.”. When he sent a formal request for insulin the next day, through the facility’s tablet messaging...

The 3 Rs of upcoming clinic: Repair, reuse, and reduce waste

A pair of broken headphones, a wobbly bicycle, a favorite jacket with a torn seam, or even a family heirloom that has seen better days may all have something in common: they don’t necessarily belong in the trash. On Saturday, June 20, the city of Chula Vista will host...

New Steps toward Reducing Tijuana River Valley Pollution

San Diego County received two major boosts this week in its efforts to reduce pollution in the Tijuana River Valley: a new $46 million state grant program and a California Coastal Commission-approved project that will help cut harmful gases near the Saturn Boulevard crossing. $46 Million in State Grants Now...

Coronado Beach closed for swimming despite the latest Tijuana sewer break repairs

Warning signs lined the sand at Coronado Beach this weekend as elevated bacteria levels linked to another sewage spill from Tijuana forced swimming closures along parts of San Diego County’s coastline. County health officials extended water-contact closures from Imperial Beach north through the Silver Strand and into Coronado after...