(Santa Ana, CA) – Since the opening of the Be Well OC campus in Orange, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) and Mind OC have worked collaboratively with the Board of Supervisors, CalOptima Health, and various public and private partners to serve the Orange County community.
Our shared mission has been to enhance coordination and access to crisis behavioral health care for all county residents regardless of payor. Leaders across the health care community — the County of Orange, CalOptima Health and Orange County’s largest hospitals and health systems — have invested significantly in improving behavioral health care through the Be Well OC initiative.
On Thursday, August 29, 2024, the HCA informed Mind OC of the intent to terminate the Master Services Agreement for the Orange Campus, effective September 30, 2024. This decision is based on an ever-evolving public, private partnership model. The HCA will manage the landscape of Medicaid programs at the site and partner with Exodus Recovery Inc. and HealthRight 360 to ensure continued high quality psychiatric crisis and substance use disorder services. Mind OC will continue to manage the property and will carry on its mission to build infrastructure and collaboration with health systems and community organizations to strengthen Orange County's system of care.
The Be Well OC movement has always had the health and well-being of our clients as our top priority with a goal to create a model where all stakeholders contribute to the behavioral health needs of all community members.
The County of Orange, the HCA, and Mind OC remain steadfast in our commitment to delivering compassionate, high-quality behavioral health care to all residents of Orange County and will continue to uphold that promise.
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