Construction of a 50-bed psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of southwest Wichita could be completed by 2026. The Sedgwick County Commission voted unanimously Friday to acquire 11 donated acres at the northwest corner of MacArthur and Meridian for the project. The land is being donated by real estate broker and investor Jeff Lange, who has been developing plans for a 70-acre behavioral health complex at the site for the last four years. Lange Realty is Sedgwick County’s on-call real estate agent. “I’m excited this day is here,” Commissioner David Dennis said. “A lot of people came together for this today so that we can finally say yes, we are going to have a regional mental health hospital in Sedgwick County.” Selection of the southwest Wichita site was made at the recommendation of a committee made up of Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services and Sedgwick County staff.
Source: The Wichita Eagle
