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County to Add Psychiatric Beds, Strengthen Behavioral Health Services

| 12:55 PM

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The County Board of Supervisors today got an update on and voted to take the next step in immediate and long-term strategies to support San Diegans in psychiatric crisis and to help prevent such incidents from occurring.

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Opioid Use Slowing But Continues to Take San Diegans’ Lives

| 3:47 PM

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Local prescription drug deaths declined in 2018. Deaths due to heroin increased. And fentanyl deaths continued to climb.

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Flu Activity Holds Steady This Week

| 12:00 PM

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Flu activity held steady this week with 36 lab-confirmed cases, only four more than the number of cases reported last week. That brings the 2019-20 flu season total to 335 cases, compared to 109 at this time last year. County public health officials continue to emphasize the importance of getting the flu vaccine. There have […]

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Edgemoor Celebrates its 10-year Anniversary

| 2:45 PM

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There was a lot to celebrate Wednesday as the County of San Diego’s Edgemoor Skilled Nursing Facility turned 10 years old with a gathering of residents, family, employees and dignitaries to mark the occasion.