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A nationwide health care company specializing in residential rehabilitation programs for young people is in its final days of operations in the Tri-Valley.
Newport Healthcare announced the closure of its two Pleasanton locations and one in Danville in a Sept. 30 notice to the state’s Employment Development Department, with 28 staff members set to be laid off by Dec. 1.
“Newport Healthcare consolidated certain programs — including our Pleasanton location — to align our resources with current market realities and demand in this area,” Newport Healthcare officials said in a statement to the Weekly.
The news marked the final days for the two Pleasanton locations – Newport Academy Arena at 5530 Johnston Road, and Newport Academy Happy Valley at 920 Happy Valley Road – with its Willow Hill location at 14000 Lawrence Drive having shuttered earlier this year, according to records from the state.
Newport Healthcare is a nationwide network of residential mental health and addiction treatment for teens. It was founded in Southern California in 2008 by Jamison Monroe and Jim Monroe, first arriving in Pleasanton as part of a Northern California expansion years later.
Previously, the company operated its Oasis center at 7210 Johnston Road in Pleasanton. That location has already been closed, with the site now on the real estate market, along with the Danville site. The Arena center was closed as of this week.
“We continue to operate several residential and outpatient programs in Northern California (in addition to our nationwide footprint), offering evidence-based, results driven mental health treatment for teens, young adults, and families,” Newport officials said.
Following its exit from the Tri-Valley, the Newport Academy will have a total of three locations in the Northern California division: one Northern California residential facility at an undisclosed location, and outpatient facilities in San Rafael and Sacramento.
Given the sensitive nature of Newport Healthcare’s services and clientele, there is little public information about the company and its treatment centers.
While the founders remain active in the company, the private equity firm Onex Partners acquired a 60% share in Newport Healthcare in 2021. Last year, former Walmart executive Brian Setzer took the reins as CEO from the outgoing Joe Procopio, who had been in the position since 2019.
Since 2023, both Newport Academy locations in Pleasanton were the subject of several substantiated complaints investigated by the department of social services, according to state records. Those complaints ranged from sexual abuse of patients to lack of training and education for staff, as well as providing prohibited material including pornography and controlled substances to minors.
Earlier this year, a Feather Alert was issued by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office for a 17-year-old, at-risk boy who went missing from the Happy Valley location. He was later found safe.
A spokesperson for Newport Healthcare declined to comment on the social services complaints investigated by the state, but said that the closures were not driven by anything besides the company’s goal to align its resources with the market and demand trends of the area.
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