A 24-hour mental health urgent care center, a 32-bed withdrawal management facility and a 96-bed psychiatric unit opened Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the Restorative Care Village on the LA General Medical Center campus in Boyle Heights, giving the county 152 new beds for people in behavioral health crisis.

The $20 million project, funded through the state's Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program, marks the latest phase of a campus that First District Supervisor Hilda Solis called a major milestone in her nearly 12-year effort to transform county-owned land into a care-centered community, according to the Daily News. Solis, who represents Boyle Heights, hosted the ribbon-cutting at 1260 N. Mission Road.

Members of Danza Azteca Xochipilli performed a blessing at the ceremony.

"I envisioned the Restorative Care Village as a different way forward, one that puts care first and gives people a pathway from crisis to treatment, recovery and stability," Solis said.

The urgent care center operates around the clock and aims to reduce emergency room visits for people experiencing mental health crises, according to the county's announcement. The residential withdrawal management program treats substance use disorders, and the psychiatric subacute facility serves patients who need longer-term stabilization.

LA County CEO Joseph M. Nicchitta said the campus model allows coordination of care in one location rather than shuttling patients between facilities. LA General Medical Center CEO Jorge Orozco, Executive Director Rosa Soto, Brian Hurley of the county's Substance Abuse and Control Bureau, and Waheeda Sabah of the California Department of Health Care Services also spoke.

The three new facilities join a campus that already includes a 96-bed recuperative care center providing interim housing and nursing care for homeless patients too sick to recover on the streets, plus 64 crisis residential treatment beds, The Eastsider LA reported. Total capacity on the campus now stands at 312 beds.

The Restorative Care Village sits within the broader Healthy Village initiative around LA General, which aims to combine health care, behavioral health, affordable housing, open space and jobs on county-owned land. Two phases of a housing development called Colibri, in partnership with Century Housing, are planned to add 296 affordable and supportive homes, though no groundbreaking date has been announced.

The BHCIP grant program was initially funded with $2.2 billion in 2021 state legislation and expanded by Proposition 1 in 2024, which added $6.38 billion for behavioral health facilities statewide. LA County has received more BHCIP-funded projects than any other county in California, according to the governor's office.

The Colibri housing phases have no confirmed timeline yet.