An “urgent care” for mental health, planned to be the largest in Oregon, is one step closer to being reality in Lane County.
Lane County Commissioners approved the purchase two lots on International Way in Springfield on July 29. The location will serve as the site for Lane County’s mental health stabilization center and PeaceHealth’s longer-term mental health hospital.
Lane County will pay $7.8 million for what is currently a filbert orchard in northwest Springfield. The lots border the FedEx Shipping Center, Richardson Sports, the Pacific Source office and the vacant Royal Caribbean building…