Crisis Stabilization Unit Closes As Tri-City Medical Center Prepares To Shut Down Behavioral Health Department
Tri-City’s elected board voted in June to close the units, citing financial, regulatory and operational difficulties. The community has been worried that there will be no location for emergency psychiatric hospitalization on the North County coast.
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Tri-City Medical Center Closes Crisis-Stabilization Unit
Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside has closed its 12-person crisis-stabilization unit, a move that precedes plans to shut down the hospital’s 18-bed behavioral health unit later this month.In a short statement made Wednesday afternoon, Tri-City management confirmed that it closed the unit on Friday, Aug. 3. ... Opened in 2017 under contract with San Diego County Behavioral Health Services, the unit provided comfortable recliners in a quiet setting to provide up to 24 hours of recuperation time for patients experiencing psychiatric symptoms. It was not clear Wednesday how Tri-City was providing similar respite care for patients with its crisis-stabilization unit closed. (Sisson, 8/8)
In other hospital news —
Sacramento Bee:
Here's A Look At New, Second Hospital On UC Davis Campus In Downtown Sacramento
UC Davis, on August 8, 2018, announced that along with Kindred Healthcare, it will construct and operate a second hospital on its downtown Sacramento campus to provide rehabilitation services for stroke, spinal cord and brain trauma patients. (Caraccio, 8/8)
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Hansen Set To Become Permanent CEO At Palomar Health
A notable string of accomplishments in less than 12 months have made Diane Hansen a lock for the top spot at Palomar Health, despite initial plans for a nationwide search. Today, rather than sifting through a stack of resumes, the hospital system’s board is negotiating a two-year contract with Hansen, though some in the community have continued to call for directors to cast a wider net for CEO candidates to administer an organization with $732 million in net revenue, medical centers in Escondido and Poway, a skilled nursing facility and many outpatient services. (Sisson, 8/8)