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CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR
Report 2024-114 | December 2025
Table 1
In Fiscal Year 2023–24, the Three Facilities’ Highest Vacancy Rates Were in Psychiatry, Primary
Care, or Mental Health, but Nursing Vacancies Contributed Most to Total Vacancy Rates
DSH DDS CDCR
ATASCADERO PORTERVILLE SALINAS VALLEY
JOB
CLASSIFICATION AUTHORIZED VACANCY AUTHORIZED VACANCY AUTHORIZED VACANCY
GROUPING POSITIONS RATE POSITIONS RATE POSITIONS RATE
Mental Health 147 36% 29 20% 85 65%
Nursing 1,152 29 654 38 421 51
Primary Care 20 6 22 56 13 48
Psychiatry 42 67 4 47 18 58
Other 152 31 55 25 100 44
Totals 1,513 30% 764 36% 637 52%
Source: SCO data, Porterville’s monthly staffing reports, and CDCR’s monthly staffing reports.
Note: Totals may not match the sum of individual groupings due to rounding.