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Hospital-Level Care

These services provide the highest level of care in a secured, hospital-like setting for people who are Medi-Cal eligible with serious mental health conditions requiring 24-hour intensive treatment. Services in this category are for people who need care beyond what is offered in outpatient, emergency, or other crisis settings, often due to the severity of their mental health symptoms or risk of harm to themselves or others. The goal is to stabilize the patient, help them regain mental function, and provide an aftercare plan before being discharged to a lower level of care.
Access to these services are typically through emergency departments and drop-offs from law enforcement, PERT, or MCRT. People may also be transferred from a Crisis Stabilization Unit or a Mental Health Crisis Residential program.
Locations
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Psychiatric Acute Inpatient Care for Adults
Program Name
Address
7050 Parkway Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942
11878 Avenue of Industry, San Diego, CA 92128
330 Moss St, Chula Vista, CA 91911
6655 Alvarado Rd, San Diego, CA 92120
Edgemoor Acute Inpatient Unit
Coming 2027
2400 E 4th St, National City, CA 91950
3853 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92110
4077 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
7850 Vista Hill Ave, San Diego, CA 92123
200 W. Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
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Psychiatric Acute Inpatient Care for Children and Youth
Program Name
Address
11878 Avenue of Industry, San Diego, CA 92128
3020 Children's Way, San Diego, CA 92123
7850 Vista Hill Ave, San Diego, CA 92123
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Psychiatric Health Facility for Adults
Coming in Summer 2025
The County of San Diego and Tri-City Healthcare District are partnering to build a modern, state of the art psychiatric health facility that will provide 24-hour, short-term inpatient care for adults. Visit the webpage to learn more.

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