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Palomar Health Breaks Ground on Behavioral Health Institute

Sep 11, 2024 | Public | 0 comments

The two-story facility will have 120 beds and provide 84,700 square feet of indoor and outdoor recovery space.

Palomar Health is breaking ground on Palomar Health Behavioral Health Institute, a new, state-of-the-art behavioral health facility being developed through a joint venture partnership with Lifepoint Behavioral Health, a business unit of Lifepoint Health. This vital facility, located in Escondido, will provide much-needed care.

The two-story facility will consist of 120 beds and provide 84,700 square feet of thoughtfully designed indoor and outdoor recovery space. Palomar Health Behavioral Health Institute will offer an environment that co-facilitates a healing experience alongside comprehensive recovery programs. Essential features of the new facility include atriums, natural light, art and pleasant furnishings—all promoting a warm, calm environment supportive of socialization and engagement among patients within the facility.

This investment in behavioral healthcare follows a similarly innovative partnership between Palomar Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, also a business unit of Lifepoint Health, to bring comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation care to the greater San Diego community. The Palomar Health Rehabilitation Institute, developed through a joint venture partnership with Lifepoint Rehabilitation, opened in 2021 and provides essential rehabilitation services for patients recovering from stroke, traumatic brain injury, amputation and other injuries and disorders.

Behavioral health patients will have access to an array of vital medical services at the facility, including individualized treatment plans, medication therapy and management, support groups, individual and milieu therapy, individual and group psychotherapy, family support and education, and inpatient treatment for mental health and co-occurring disorders. Additionally, adolescent patients will have access to separate walk-in and ambulance entrances, group rooms for outpatient care, dining and outdoor recreation areas.

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