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Good Samaritan receives $16 million grant to build Kings Care Center crisis facility
Summary
County and hospital officials announced Good Samaritan Hospital was awarded $16 million in state funding for a crisis residential and stabilization unit called the Kings Care Center; Good Samaritan will provide an estimated $3.3 million match.
County health officials reported that Good Samaritan Hospital has received formal notice of a state grant of $16,000,000 to develop a crisis residential unit and a crisis stabilization unit to be called the Kings Care Center.
A county health official (identified in the meeting as Dr. Lewis) told the board that Good Samaritan will provide a local match of about $3,300,000 and that the governor announced the award the previous day. The facility will be sited near the brick building across from Applebee’s in Hanford, county staff said.
The board and staff said they will coordinate with surrounding counties and providers; the announcement follows similar awards in the region. Health officials said the project is intended to expand crisis services in the San Joaquin Valley and that the county provided application support and coordination with the hospital during the grant process.
No formal board action was necessary; the update was provided as part of board correspondence and staff reports.
