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Inside the Battle Over Trans Care at Rady Children’s Hospital

by Randy Dotinga February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

Administrators will likely face the Trump administration’s wrath if they resurrect program under state pressure.

Palomar Health in Escondido on May 23, 2023.

North County Report: Palomar Health’s New Partnership with UCSD Health

by Tigist Layne October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

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Under Pressure, Rady Children’s Hospital Strikes Shaky Middle Ground on Trans Care

by Randy Dotinga September 11, 2025September 11, 2025

Doctors: Imperial Beach Clinic for Low-Income Patients ‘Is Falling Apart’

by Jim Hinch August 1, 2025August 1, 2025

Palomar Health in Escondido on May 23, 2023.

San Diego’s Boundary Refs Could Be Headed Into a New Fight, This Time with a Public Healthcare District

by Tigist Layne July 24, 2024July 23, 2024

‘She’s Not Gravely Disabled Enough’: How One Woman Fell Through the Cracks of a Broken Mental Health System

by Lisa Halverstadt March 12, 2024March 15, 2024

Despite Need, Care Facilities for Homeless Patients Are Underutilized

by Lisa Halverstadt March 7, 2024March 15, 2024

Christopher Pair, 45, right, tells San Diego police Officer Michael Padgett, left, that he spent the night behind a bus stop near UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest after being discharged overnight when buses weren’t running. Pair said he’d take a shelter bed when Padgett offered to find one but the officer ultimately learned there weren’t any available beds. / Photo by Peggy Peattie for Voice of San Diego

Why Shelter Is Often Elusive for Homeless Hospital Patients

by Lisa Halverstadt February 6, 2024March 15, 2024

Laura 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 appeared to be unconscious. / Photo by Peggy Peattie

‘They’re Medically Cleared, Get Them Out’: Why Homeless Hospital Patients End Up on the Street

by Lisa Halverstadt and Peggy Peattie January 31, 2024March 15, 2024

How San Diego Is Rolling Out CARE Court

by Lisa Halverstadt August 24, 2023August 24, 2023