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DPH reports October overdose deaths at lowest monthly count; announces shelter clinical expansion and new diversion models
Summary
DPH told commissioners October 2025 recorded 36 overdose deaths — the lowest monthly tally since the OCME began tracking — and described new clinical staffing at the Central Navigation Center shelter and support for a sheriff-led sobering/deflection center to divert people from jail into clinical care.
At the Health Commission meeting Director Tsai reported that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner recorded 36 overdose deaths in October 2025, the lowest monthly count since the OCME began tracking overdose fatalities. "36 overdose deaths in October 2025," Tsai said, and added the department remains "not satisfied at all with the numbers" despite the encouraging trend.
Tsai highlighted the Addiction Care Team (ACT) at San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG), noting UCSF colleague Dr. Marlene Martin described the ACT's role at a morning press event. DPH credited the ACT program…
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