By Anita Lightfoot, County of San Diego Communications Office
Oct. 17, 2022 | 5:26 PM
The County and Tri-City Healthcare celebrated the groundbreaking today of the new Tri-City Psychiatric Health Facility in Oceanside. Located at the western edge of the Tri-City Medical Center campus, the new 13,560 square foot, 16-bed facility will provide psychiatric inpatient care to address the region’s need for behavioral health services.
The County of San Diego and Tri-City Medical Center partnered to plan, design, and build the new facility, which will complement other available services in the region, including the County’s Mobile Crisis Response Teams and the two Crisis Stabilization Units in Vista and Oceanside.
The County will fund the initial development and construction of the $27.6 million facility, and Tri-City will repay half of the construction costs through a devotion of land for the project and services within the new facility. Once operational, services will be jointly funded by the County and Tri-City. Construction of the project is set to begin in November and is slated for completion in February 2024.
