{"id":138652,"date":"2026-01-18T07:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/138652\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T07:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:27:08","slug":"new-health-care-clinic-in-national-city-offers-centralized-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/138652\/","title":{"rendered":"New health care clinic in National City offers centralized services"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"A<\/a>A crowd gathers outside San Ysidro Health\u2019s new clinic, the Macias Family Health Center, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in National City on Jan. 10, 2026. (Photo courtesy of San Ysidro Health)<\/p>\n

This article first appeared in inewsource.<\/a> Sign up for their newsletters here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anyone looking to see a medical doctor, psychiatrist, dentist or more can get it all in one spot at a new clinic that just opened in National City.<\/p>\n

San Ysidro Health<\/a>, a\u00a0nonprofit\u00a0healthcare network spread across 50 clinic and program sites in San Diego County, recently celebrated the opening of its Macias Family Health Center, a two-story, 44,000-square-foot facility meant to serve patients at a higher capacity.<\/p>\n

Nearly 300 health care employees, elected officials, community members and local leaders gathered Jan. 10 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new clinic, at 601 E. 14th St.<\/p>\n

On the first floor, the clinic houses its program focused on older adults, known as\u00a0San Diego PACE<\/a>,\u00a0or Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly. The program provides medical, dental, behavioral health services, occupational and physical therapy, senior activities, meals, pharmacy services, radiology, diagnostic laboratory services, social services and transportation support.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>Mayra M. Dillon, left, the medical director at the new Macias Family Health Center, greets San Ysidro Health\u2019s eldest patient in National City on Jan. 10, 2026. (Photo courtesy of San Ysidro Health)<\/p>\n

On the second floor, the clinic runs its Federally Qualified Health Center, which offers medical, dental and \u201cexpanded behavioral health services for individuals and families,\u201d according to the network.<\/p>\n

The clinic also has three levels of underground parking.<\/p>\n

San Ysidro President and CEO Kevin Mattson said San Ysidro Health began preparing more than a decade ago for what\u2019s commonly known as the \u201csilver tsunami\u201d \u2014 baby boomers\u2019 impact on health care services and others as they age.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe needed to be prepared to take care of our seniors and do a better job taking care of our seniors,\u201d Mattson told\u00a0inewsource.<\/p>\n

Mattson also pointed to the obstacle of referring patients to multiple sites. He said he hopes that housing many services in one place, increasing staff and using artificial intelligence for the organization\u2019s call center can help lag times.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know how hard it is and how long it takes to get certain specialties, getting patients into certain specialty offices, because we have to close the loop on the referral,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The clinic began serving patients on Dec. 22. In its first two weeks of operation, it handled more than 900 patient visits, averaging 150 to 175 patients per day despite holiday closures, Mattson said.<\/p>\n

The new clinic replaces the services offered at two nearby sites, a clinic on D Avenue and another\u00a0a few blocks away on Eighth Street. At least one of these clinics has outgrown its facility, and both combined served about 10,000 people annually, Mattson said. The new clinic accommodates double those service numbers.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear what will happen to the two former facilities, but San Ysidro Health intends to keep them for potential specialist health care.<\/p>\n

The new $54.5 million clinic was named after the Macias family, the health care network\u2019s biggest donor. Born and raised in National City, philanthropist Ben Macias said he wanted to invest in local hardworking families.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis center is my way of giving back to the community that raised me,\u201d Macias said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The project was primarily financed through a loan under the federal New Markets Tax Credits program and supplemented by a Macias family donation and San Ysidro Health funding.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Construction took about three years \u2014 roughly a year longer than originally planned \u2014 due to challenges such as groundwater issues and late-stage regulatory changes.<\/p>\n

The new clinic expects to employ more than 200 permanent workers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

inewsource<\/a> is a community-focused nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and accountability journalism.<\/p>\n

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