New psychiatric hospital

Completion of the first inpatient psychiatric health facility funded in part by San Diego County opened on November 13th in Oceanside

East County News Service

November 14, 2025 (Oceanside) - Supervisor Jim Desmond says, “When I came into office, I said we needed to stop leaving people on the streets and start getting them into treatment. Today, that work is becoming reality.” He calls the new facility,  “a place where people in crisis will finally get help, not handcuffs.”


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