La Jolla Breaks Ground on West Outpatient Pavilion With 23-Hour Surgery Recovery

UC San Diego Health marked a groundbreaking ceremony this week for the Gary and Mary West Outpatient Pavilion, a new La Jolla facility designed to handle orthopedic, spine and neurosurgical care without requiring patients to check into a hospital bed. The project is targeted to open in 2030 and will include a 23-hour post-surgical stay unit that the health system describes as the first of its kind at UC San Diego Health.

New low-cost veterinary hospital to break ground in San Diego

The San Diego Humane Society will host a wall-breaking ceremony this week to launch its new low-cost Community Veterinary Hospital & Spay/Neuter Center, announced Monday. The new facility will serve as a single destination where pet families can access low-cost, high-quality medical care, spay/neuter services and support, the SDHS said.

Ceremony to launch low-cost, SDHS veterinary hospital

Oceanside backs bonds to expand two TrueCare clinics

OCEANSIDE — The Oceanside City Council unanimously approved up to $15.55 million in tax-exempt bond financing for TrueCare on Nov. 4 to refinance and expand two of its health care facilities in the city. TrueCare, a nonprofit federally qualified health center, operates 11 health centers in Oceanside and provides...

Tijuana River Wastewater Chemicals Are Now Detected in San Diego’s Air

Tijuana River wastewater chemicals travel 22 miles north through the Pacific Ocean and enter La Jolla's air, a UC Riverside study confirms.

Tijuana River Wastewater Chemicals Are Now Detected in San Diego’s Air

A UC Riverside study published in Scientific Reports indicates that wastewater-derived chemicals travel north through the Pacific Ocean and enter coastal air roughly 22 miles from the Tijuana River mouth, challenging how regulators think about pollution boundaries. The Ocean Was Doing the Carrying All Along. The mechanism behind this finding...

Susan Reed, MD, on the future of menopause research and funding

Susan Reed, MD, on the need for menopause research funding, a clinical trials network, and studies in understudied groups and perimenopause. Future menopause research must deliver evidence in ways clinicians and patients can act on, and it needs sustained funding to do so, according to Susan Reed, MD, MPH, MS, professor emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington Reed spoke in an interview at.

San Diego DA Hunts Tijuana Polluters, Eyes US-Owned Factories Across Border

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan has filed a formal request with Mexico's federal environmental protection agency, seeking records on whether Tijuana industrial businesses with American ownership are contributing to the pollution fouling local waterways. The request targets inspection reports, enforcement actions and pollution complaints covering nearly four years, from January 2023 through September 2026.

Two children die of flu in San Diego County, health department says

Two children, including an 11-year-old and a six-month-old, have died from the flu in San Diego County.

County of San Diego Announces Next Phase of Safety Net Bridge Program

The County of San Diego Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the next phase of the Safety Net Bridge Program, a first-of-its-kind effort designed to support residents affected by federal nutrition and healthcare changes. Developed with health care providers, advisory boards and community input, the Safety Net Bridge program provides...

San Diego Supervisors Weigh Health Safety Net as 68,761 Residents Risk Losing Medi-Cal

San Diego County supervisors were scheduled to discuss the next phase of the Safety Net Bridge Program on Tuesday, a proposed 12-month pilot meant to catch residents who lose CalFresh or Medi-Cal benefits as federal changes loom. County estimates point to 68,761 San Diego Medi-Cal recipients who could lose coverage, according to Fox 5 San Diego & KUSI News.

Judge allows Rady Children’s Hospital to limit gender-affirming care to some new patients

San Diego Superior Court Judge Matthew Braner this week allowed Rady Children’s Hospital to limit gender-affirming medical care to some new patients. Kathie Moehlig, who runs TransFamily Support Services, said the decision will leave families with few alternatives. “If there is a new patient who is on the cusp...

State workers in San Diego walk off the job in historic one-day strike over pay and health care

Hundreds of California state workers walked off the job in San Diego on Wednesday, staging a one-day strike,the first in the union's history, as they demand better pay and health care benefits.

Local leaders have long argued that one person should direct efforts to solve the Tijuana River pollution crisis. Now they’ve got her

“I want my family, my neighbors and everyone in this region to be able to breathe easy and enjoy our beaches.”. With those words, Bridget Premont stepped into a newly created role at San Diego County, tasked with coordinating the response to pollution in the Tijuana River, an environmental crisis that has affected public health, beaches and the economy of South County communities for decades.

UCSD Health to provide psychiatric care at Casa de Amparo

SAN MARCOS — Casa de Amparo, UC San Diego Health and the UC San Diego School of Medicine have announced a new collaboration under which UC San Diego faculty and clinicians will provide psychiatric care to clients of the San Marcos-based nonprofit. As part of the partnership, UC San...

Judge Says Rady Children’s Can Partially Limit Gender-Transition Care

A Superior Court judge on Monday agreed to allow Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego to temporarily limit the gender-transition services it provides to new patients. Judge Matthew Braner ruled that Rady and its sister hospital in Orange County only have to provide puberty blockers to new patients, and then only if they’re on the cusp of puberty. New patients will no longer have access to hormone therapy or to puberty blockers at other stages of puberty.

San Diego will seek EMS bids despite questions over former chief’s role with potential bidder

The city of San Diego still plans to seek bids from private companies to run the city’s Emergency Medical Services system. The city is doing so despite potential conflicts of interest from one of the largest ambulance providers, American Medical Response, which now employs the city’s former fire chief, Colin Stowell.

SD County set to announce Bridget Premont as first pollution crisis chief

San Diego County officials will introduce Bridget Premont Monday as their new pollution crisis chief, tasked with addressing the ongoing Tijuana River Valley sewage situation. Premont is the first appointee to fill the newly formed position, which will be based at the County Counsel’s Office. “Premont spent significant parts...

California Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Continued Mental Health Care and Support for the Thousands of Sailors and Marines Who Returned Home to San Diego After a 321 Day Deployment Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln

California Governor Gavin Newsom Credit: Office of the Governor. Governor Newsom announces continued mental health care and support for the thousands of sailors and Marines who returned home to San Diego after a 321 day deployment aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. October 18, 2026 - SAN DIEGO – As thousands...