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Seneca Healthcare District previews Lake Almanor Community Hospital, expanded ER and telepsychiatry supports

Plumas County Behavioral Health Commission · January 7, 2026
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Seneca Healthcare District told Plumas County’s Behavioral Health Commission that it is building a roughly 50,000‑square‑foot hospital near Chester with an expanded emergency room, two ORs, and 26 long‑term care beds; telepsychiatry and a designated behavioral health room will support crisis care.

Representatives of the Seneca Healthcare District updated the Plumas County Behavioral Health Commission on plans for a new hospital serving Chester and the Lake Almanor basin, saying construction is on budget and on schedule with a target opening in 2027.

Judy Klein, chief nursing officer, described constraints at the current hospital — a 1952 facility with a two‑bed emergency room — and outlined how the new facility intends to improve care. The new roughly…

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