First purpose-built crisis stabilization unit set to open

ESCONDIDO – Palomar Health officially unveiled its new Crisis Stabilization Unit July 1, showcasing the two-story, 6,000 square foot prefabricated building; constructed off-site, then assembled and attached on location.

When the facility accepts its first patients in the next few days, it will become the first purpose-built CSU in the county, designed as a place of refuge for people suffering a temporary behavioral health episode. The facility is strategically located adjacent to the Palomar Medical Center Escondido Emergency Department, eliminating transportation time from the current site an...