After years of delays, construction finishes on new VA San Diego spinal cord injury center

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After five years of construction the Veterans Affairs department took charge of a new $205 million hospital in San Diego this month, a VA San Diego Healthcare System spokesperson said Monday. San Diego VA Healthcare System spokesperson David Haas said the goal now is to open the center to patients early in 2027. He was part of the original advocacy group more than 40 years ago that worked to get the current center built in San Diego. Alexander Nguyen / KPBS Left to right: Jesse Robinson, president of San Diego chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America, Richard Johnson, founder, San Diego PVA and Louis Irvin, executive director of San Diego PVA sit at the Nobel Recreation Center Thursday, July 23, 2026. It also has outdoor recreation facilities that Jesse Robinson, the president of the San Diego PVA, said is "desperately needed."