Bismarck    (Prairie Public Radio News) – The North Dakota State Hospital Superintendent  says she hopes an interim committee looking at the state’s needs in acute psychiatric treatment will conclude that the state needs a new hospital.

Dr. Rosalie Etherington, told Prairie Public Radio that three of the existing buildings are beyond repair and will be torn down.  She says the plan is have the facility in one building.

The Committee will be hiring a consultant to look at the treatment needs across the state, as well as the need for a modern state hospital.

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