Becker's Healthcare December 18, 2024
UC San Diego Health has ended negotiations with San Diego County to develop a behavioral health hub at its East Campus Medical Center, a 302-bed facility.
The academic health system was in negotiations with the country for more than six months and said it is “profoundly disappointed” the organizations could not finalize the nearly $32 million behavioral health deal, according to a statement shared with Becker’s.
The proposed partnership would have added 30 psychiatric inpatient beds for adult Medi-Cal patients to the county’s portfolio as well as a potential crisis stabilization unit.
Despite the breakdown in talks, UC San Diego Health said it remains committed to expanding psychiatric services and still plans to centralize its behavioral health services at...