Sussex Co. breaks ground for new behavioral health facility

in sussex county. although it might not look like much right now – this location on route 404 in georgetown will have a 93 – thousand square foot hospital with inpatient and outpatient services. were told this 25 million dollar facility will be two stories, have 90 beds, recreational areas, and an outdoor courtyard. during today’s ceremonystate officials tell us central and southern delaware has been in need of a healthcare facility like this because many residents had to commute to two hours or more to receive specialized behavioral services. steve page, sun behavioral health, ceo 01:09:52 how starved they were for behavioral health services in the area and how far people were traveling for care and we recognized when people are traveling that far for care there are a lot of people that forego care, it’s too hard, too hard on the the families 01:10:04 the facility is expected to open by may 2018. while programs and food banks across the country are working to tackle food insecurity —