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South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital set to open; committee asked to restore construction reappropriation
Summary
Officials told the subcommittee the 104-bed South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital in South Wichita is on track for turnover late 2026 and first admissions in January 2027; agency requested $45.9M for FY27 operating needs and asked lawmakers to restore roughly $70.1M in reappropriated construction funds.
Agency leaders updated the Human Services Subcommittee on the South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital (SCR), a 104-bed psychiatric facility under construction in south Wichita. The hospital will split into two halves: 52 acute adult psychiatric beds and 52 competency/restoration beds for criminal defendants. The agency said the FY27 operating request tied to the new facility totaled $45.9 million (including $43.9 million SGF) with a first-year operations enhancement shown on agency pages as roughly…
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