Jared Whitlock

Jared Whitlock is a freelance reporter in San Diego. Previously, he worked as a staff reporter for the San Diego Business Journal, where he covered health care and biotech. His freelance journalism work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times, Voice of San Diego and San Diego Union-Tribune. Prior positions include associate editor of the Encinitas Advocate and staff reporter at The Coast News. He was a 2018 Center for Health Journalism Data Fellow.

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Series will report on San Diego's assisted living industry

The assisted living industry has largely resisted calls for federal oversight, saying greater regulatory and staffing expenses would be passed on to residents.

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Housing and Homeslessness

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The emergency room at Palomar Medical Center Escondido. San Diego hospitals have grappled with more emergency room visits.

For data-driven project on hospital ERs and psychiatric care, flexibility proves key

Last November, I sought to get at the financial impact of more ER visits. Data showed an 18% jump in ER visits in San Diego from 2012 to 2017, reflecting a statewide trend.

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County to Negotiate On Solutions for New Psychiatric Care

This story was produced as a project for the 2018 Data Fellowship.

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County to Negotiate On Solutions for New Psychiatric Care

San Diego hospitals lose millions annually in psychiatric services. Against that backdrop, where do their financial obligations in behavioral health begin and end? The San Diego County Board of Supervisors recently grappled with the question.

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A sign points the way to the emergency room at Palomar Medical Center Escondido.

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San Diego Hospitals Challenged by Jump in ER Use

ER visits rose 18% from 2012 to 2017, posing financial and operational difficulties.

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Hospitals Try to Balance Care, Financial Constraints

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Part 3: Hospitals Try to Balance Care, Financial Constraints

Making behavioral health pencil out has become a greater challenge for San Diego hospitals like Scripps, Sharp HealthCare, Palomar Health and UC San Diego Health.

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Part 2: EDs Deal With Shortfalls In Mental Health Care

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Mental Health & Trauma

Part 2: EDs Deal With Shortfalls In Mental Health Care

The rise in patients has left hospitals searching for solutions, with an eye toward the bottom line. It’s costly to care for patients languishing in emergency departments, running up losses in behavioral health, hospitals say.

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Patient Safety and Ethics

Special Report: Bottleneck in Psych Care Leaves Hospitals, Patients in the Lurch

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Part 1: Bottleneck in Psych Care Leaves Hospitals, Patients in the Lurch

A San Diego Business Journal examination, which included multiple public records requests, revealed the extent of the patient backlog.

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Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Mental Health

Two projects: Easing the pressure on ERs, and the lack of post-acute care for psychiatric patients

San Diego hospitals seeking are trying to steer non-emergency patients away from emergency rooms. Why? And how is the trend affecting county ER wait times?

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Jared Whitlock

Articles

Series will report on San Diego's assisted living industry

For data-driven project on hospital ERs and psychiatric care, flexibility proves key

County to Negotiate On Solutions for New Psychiatric Care

County to Negotiate On Solutions for New Psychiatric Care

San Diego Hospitals Challenged by Jump in ER Use

Part 3: Hospitals Try to Balance Care, Financial Constraints

Part 2: EDs Deal With Shortfalls In Mental Health Care

Part 1: Bottleneck in Psych Care Leaves Hospitals, Patients in the Lurch

Two projects: Easing the pressure on ERs, and the lack of post-acute care for psychiatric patients