Partnership with Kindred would massively upgrade inpatient treatment in North County
Palomar Health will work with Kindred Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest specialty hospital operators, to build a 120-bed behavioral health hospital on its Escondido medical campus, more than replacing the 22-bed inpatient unit that it closed in 2020.
Dr. Luke Bergmann, director of the county’s director of behavioral health, lauded the announcement, saying that it reinforces not just capacity in and around Escondido, but had the potential to help relieve pressure elsewhere in the system. The announcement is a significant milestone in the journey to restore mental health capacity in North County, which saw Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside shutter its inpatient unit in 2018 citing financial difficulties with federal requirements to make expensive upgrades to decrease potential hanging risks, such as drop ceilings in patient-serving areas.
Hansen was said to be traveling and unable to address additional questions about the project Thursday.
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