EIR Healthcare Partners with Good Samaritan to Deploy Factory-Built Clinics in Underserved Kern County

Modular construction approach delivers fully-furnished, turnkey behavioral health and primary care facilities with 80% built in automated factory

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- EIR Healthcare, an industrial engineering firm for the healthcare development industry, today announced its partnership with Good Samaritan Hospital to rapidly deploy two volumetric modular community clinics at 4901 Weedpatch Highway in Bakersfield, California. Funded by Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 3 and 4 grants administered by the California Department of Health Care Services, the project represents a significant advancement in addressing behavioral health access challenges in rural communities through innovative modular construction.

The Weedpatch Integrated Wellness Center will be the first volumetric modular clinic in Kern County providing medical, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment in a single visit – significantly reducing treatment adherence issues while addressing broader community challenges including crime, homelessness, and emergency room visits. The Weedpatch Family Wellness Center will focus on women and children, offering primary care, OB/GYN, psychiatry, and medication-assisted treatments.

Both 6,000 square foot facilities utilize EIR Healthcare's innovative modular clinic platform and are designed to serve approximately 3,500 individuals annually. EIR serves as the comprehensive project integrator from feasibility analysis through completion, ensuring seamless integration of modular construction processes with traditional building schedules.

The Weedpatch Clinics mark a significant milestone in California, showcasing one of the first deployments of modular healthcare facilities tailored specifically to rural behavioral health and underserved population needs.

Good Samaritan Addressing Critical Healthcare Needs

Kern County is one of the most medically underserved areas in California, with approximately less than one primary care doctor for every 2,000 people–well below national standards. The clinics will serve a predominantly Medicaid population, with 80% of patients covered under Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program. Bakersfield and surrounding Kern County face unique healthcare challenges, including limited access to behavioral health facilities, substance abuse treatment, and specialized care for a diverse population that is over 50% Hispanic.

"Our patients have waited far too long for accessible, comprehensive care," said Minty Dillon, CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital. "By using modular construction, we are bringing medical, behavioral health, and substance use services together under one roof—delivered faster and more efficiently than ever before. This approach isn't just building a clinic; it's building healthier futures."

Modular Construction Addresses Rural Healthcare Crisis

EIR Healthcare's modular approach to building healthcare facilities tackles key barriers facing rural healthcare development: extended construction timelines, limited local skilled labor, and high costs. With 80% of construction completed in a controlled factory environment, this factory-to-clinic model can be rapidly deployed across rural America, where traditional healthcare construction timelines often make projects financially unfeasible.

"These clinics represent more than infrastructure. This is the new, scalable template for healthcare delivery," said Grant Geiger, CEO at EIR Healthcare. "Traditional healthcare construction simply can't keep pace with rural America's urgent needs. From our first modular patient room, MedModular, to these comprehensive community clinics, our modular approach transforms a 3-year construction timeline into 12 months, enabling health systems to rapidly deploy comprehensive care where it's needed most."

The modules will be manufactured at Plant Prefab, a B Corp Certified company that manufactures customized prefabricated building components. The clinics will be constructed with automation at Plant Prefab's $40M, 270,000 square-foot Kern County-based factory, the first in the nation purpose-built to manufacture both models and panels.

"We are proud to partner with EIR Healthcare to bring these clinics to life, especially in our own backyard of Kern County," said Steve Glenn, CEO of Plant Prefab. "With our automated facility and hybrid system, we can deliver clinics faster, with higher quality, and less waste than traditional construction, bringing healthcare to communities that need it sooner and more reliably."

Modular production is scheduled to begin in Q3 2025, with the first clinic completed in the factory before year-end. The entire project is expected to be operational by mid-to-late 2026. Aligning with Governor Newsom's behavioral health initiatives, EIR Healthcare views the Weedpatch Clinics as a replicable blueprint for rapid statewide deployment, significantly expanding healthcare access beyond Kern County.

About EIR Healthcare

EIR Healthcare is a recognized pioneer in modular technology for the multi-billion dollar healthcare industry. The company is dedicated to bringing efficient industrial practices to the real estate industry with a focus on healthcare, patient experience, technology integration and others. Its flagship, award-winning product, MedModular, is the answer to the cost constraints and technological disruptions impacting the healthcare industry today. EIR delivered the first "hospital room in a box," prefabricated based on recognized industry-best practices for on-site delivery. As the industry innovator in cost-effective, efficient, and state-of-the-art industrial practices, EIR opens the door for construction projects to incorporate more intelligent technology, while keeping costs and timelines to a minimum. The company is privately held and located in Philadelphia, PA. For more information, visit www.eirhealthcare.com.

About Good Samaritan Hospital

Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH) is an essential access community healthcare organization. It is part of a well-established health system, consisting of GSH, Precision Psychiatric Services and Premier Valley Medical Group, which provides integrated medical and psychiatric care. A key goal for Good Samaritan Hospital is to work with the communities we serve to eliminate critical hurdles such as availability, affordability, competency in healthcare to become an all-inclusive provider for patients suffering from medical, mental health and addiction issues. In addition to all-encompassing health services, Good Samaritan Hospital intends to focus resources and energies on creating cohesive psychiatric programs with facilities in underserved areas. The initiative has taken shape with the inception of a Rural Health Clinics (RHC) in Wasco, Arvin and Shafter, and 4 healing centers across Kern County to provide post hospital, recuperative care, Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) detox and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services through outpatient facilities. The organization is now strategizing to expand operations to more integrated rural health clinics in Kern County.

About Plant Prefab

Plant Prefab is a certified B Corp and Benefit Corporation that manufactures customized prefabricated building components—enabling general contractors, developers, and homebuilders to construct high-quality architectural homes faster, more reliably, and more affordably. From its $40M, 270,000-square-foot automated factory in Arvin, CA—the first in the nation purpose-built to produce both modular and panelized housing components at scale—Plant can manufacture 1,000–2,000 homes per year. Its patented Plant Building System™ combines automation, design flexibility, and sustainable construction to deliver superior quality and efficiency compared to traditional building methods. Plant brings extensive experience in fire-resilient construction and is currently working with communities rebuilding from the recent Los Angeles wildfires.

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