File #: 13474   
Type: Consent Status: Passed
File created: 1/2/2026 Department: Behavioral Health
On agenda: 1/13/2026 Final action: 1/13/2026
Subject: Fee-For-Service Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Service Contracts
Attachments: 1. COV-DBH-1-13-25 FFS Hospital Outstanding Payments - Hospital Aurora.pdf, 2. CON-DBH-1-13-25 FFS Hospital Aurora FINAL.pdf, 3. COV-DBH-1-13-25 FFS Hospital Outstanding Payments - Canyon Ridge.pdf, 4. CON-DBH-1-13-25 FFS Canyon Ridge FINAL.pdf, 5. COV-DBH-1-13-25 FFS Hospital Outstanding Payments - Community Hospital of San Bernardino.pdf, 6. CON-DBH-1-13-25 FFS Community Hospital of San Bernardino FINAL.pdf, 7. COV-DBH-1-13-25 FFS Hospital Outstanding Payments - Loma Linda University.pdf, 8. CON-DBH-1-13-25 FFS Loma Linda University FINAL.pdf, 9. COV-DBH-1-13-25 FFS Hospital Outstanding Payments - Vista Behavioral Hospital.pdf, 10. CON-DBH-1-13-25 FFS Vista Behavioral Hospital FINAL.pdf, 11. Item #23 Executed BAI, 12. 26-32 Execucted Contract, 13. 26-33 Executed Contract, 14. 26-34 Executed Contract, 15. 26-35 Executed Contract, 16. 26-36 Executed Contract
REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION

January 13, 2026

FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health

SUBJECT
Title
Fee-For-Service Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Service Contracts
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contracts with the following Fee-for-Service for Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Service providers, for services rendered from May 2024 through June 2025, in an aggregate not-to-exceed amount of $1,148,739:
1. Aurora Charter Oak Hospital, in the amount of $139,832
2. Canyon Ridge Hospital, Inc. dba Canyon Ridge Hospital, in the amount of $545,600
3. Community Hospital of San Bernardino, in the amount of $123,200
4. Loma Linda University Medical Center, in the amount of $28,600
5. Vista Behavioral Hospital, LLC dba Pacific Grove Hospital, in the amount of $311,507
(Presenter: Jennifer Alsina, Assistant Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.

FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,148,739 to reimburse Fee-for-Service Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Service (FFS) providers will be funded by 1991 Realignment funds. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2025-26 budget.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to San Bernardino County (County) residents experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. In 1995, DBH entered a contract with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) as a Mental Health Plan (MHP) established under Assembly Bill 757 (AB 757), which made DBH responsible fo...

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