Scripps Health announced plans to build a medical center campus in San Marcos, which will include an ambulatory care facility and acute care hospital.

Thirty-five years after setting its sights on San Marcos, Scripps Health announced Monday that it will soon break ground on a medical campus within walking distance of a competitor, Kaiser Permanente San Marcos Medical Center.

Following years of planning, Scripps Health announced Monday it will move forward with the development of a new medical center campus in North County.