Alisal Integrated Clinic getting set to open

SALINAS, Calif. (KION)-UPDATE ON APRIL 25, 2024 AT 11:01 AM- A new health center in the heart of East Salinas will finally open their doors.

The County of Monterey Behavioral Health Department is scheduled to open a new integrated health center which will be next to Healey Mortuary on North Sanborn Road.

The building has been in the plans for nearly a decade will offer health services in English and Spanish.

People who live in the area said that this center is much needed in the area.

"I say yes because it is very busy," Estela Gutteriez Ojeda who lives in Salinas. "It would be good for me because I live close by and people who live far away have to take a cab and it is more expensive."

The two-story center will have 33 offices for consolations and therapy plus other services.

Staff will also specifically focus on severe mental health and substance abuse challenges for teenagers and young adults who are between 16 to 25.

Groundbreaking held for the new Alisal Integrated Clinic

New mental health services for children and adults are coming to East Salinas.

There was a groundbreaking on Thursday for the Alisal Integrated Clinic at 331 North Sanborn Road. Monterey County Behavioral Health Director Katy Eckert said the project was made possible because of a partnership between Monterey County and the City of Salinas.

“This Behavioral Health Integrated Clinic exemplifies how we can serve our communities better by listening and hearing community needs, and then partnering together as public agencies, service providers, health care organizations, city and county to dream big and then find a way together to make it happen," said Eckert.

The new clinic will also provide medical care to the area that will compliment the county’s Alisal Medical Center for same day services.