The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation has unveiled the next phase of a $40 million transformation at its Rancho Mirage campus, with construction plans for a new 60-bed residential pavilion and a dining hall. Completion is anticipated in the third quarter of 2027, bringing fresh counseling and group space to the treatment center's grounds.
According to a report from financialcontent.com, the pavilion is designed to support integrated behavioral health care, including counseling and group space intended for patients with co-occurring mental health conditions. A later phase would redevelop the current dining facilities into a community center while expanding fitness and wellness areas, per the same report.
The Betty Ford Center hosted a private event Tuesday to showcase the latest work and the changes planned for the campus, according to KESQ. Officials described the renovations as part of a broader effort to update the facility and improve the experience for patients and their families, the station reported.
Building on Years of Prior Work
Betty Ford officials said the latest phase builds on previous construction work and will bring additional changes to the campus, financialcontent.com noted. Recent improvements at the Rancho Mirage site have already included a new public entrance on Vista Del Sol Road along with site and infrastructure upgrades, the financialcontent.com report states.
Notably, an earlier 2021 announcement had described a separate four-year, $30 million project at the center that was set to include construction of three new buildings and updates to the grounds, according to a Businesswire announcement from that year.
A related filing in the state's CEQA database indicates the project proposes to modify previously approved 46-bed residential units into a single 60-bed residential unit and add a new dining hall facility, according to the document posted on ceqanet.lci.ca.gov.
A Top-Ranked Treatment Center
The announcement comes as the Betty Ford Center holds Newsweek's No. 1 ranking among residential addiction treatment centers in California for 2026, per financialcontent.com's report. The center, located in Rancho Mirage, has long been a fixture of the region's health care landscape.
The Desert Sun also highlighted the new buildings coming to the campus, underscoring local interest in how the project will reshape the facility's footprint in the years ahead.
