Stockton, CA – Herrero Builders, alongside our HMH joint venture partner McGuire and Hester, San Joaquin County leaders, California State officials and health care providers broke ground on the SJ BeWell Campus, a new behavioral health care facility that will expand access to care and strengthen the County’s commitment to building a healthier future.

The campus has been under development among County departments for more than two years and is located on 18.6 acres of County-owned land in French Camp near San Joaquin General Hospital. The SJ BeWell Campus will feature two distinct areas, a South Campus and a North Campus.

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South Campus

• Community and Outpatient Services building (76,000 sq. ft.)
• Urgent Care Services building with 42 beds (35,250 sq. ft.)
• Residential Treatment Program buildings (two, totaling 132 beds)
• Urgent Care Clinic Operations by SJ Health Centers

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North Campus

• Supportive Transitional Housing with 252 beds (150,360 sq. ft)

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The four-building campus will provide a full spectrum of behavioral health services, integrating mental health and substance use disorder treatment from outpatient care to residential treatment and crisis stabilization. This range of services in one location will allow individuals to seamlessly transition through various stages of recovery, from crisis intervention to long-term care and outpatient follow-up.

“We are honored and excited to get started on this project that will have a lasting positive impact well into the future,” said Karen Conrod, Project Executive, Herrero Builders. “This is such an important project for the County and Region, as well as our own employees and their families. We know through projects like this we can help raise awareness about behavioral health issues and provide hope in our own industry and beyond.”

Genevieve Valentine, Director of San Joaquin County Health Care Services, said the project represents a new chapter in care delivery. “The SJ BeWell Campus is more than buildings; it is a promise to deliver compassionate, innovative care in a setting designed to heal. We are deeply grateful to the Board of Supervisors, our state partners, and our community for making this vision a reality.”

The total project cost is estimated at $261 million. Site work for construction will begin in early November 2025 with the first building anticipated to be open in July 2027, with the remaining three buildings opening in six-month intervals. The entire campus is projected to be complete and operational in 2029.