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Here’s what the inside and outside of Wichita’s psychiatric hospital could look like

This rendering shows what the day room for acute patients at Sedgwick County’s psychiatric hospital could look like.
This rendering shows what the day room for acute patients at Sedgwick County’s psychiatric hospital could look like. Courtesy of Pulse Design Group and Tessere

The state-run psychiatric hospital set to be built on 11 acres of donated land on the outskirts of southwest Wichita is expected to accept its first patients in early 2027.

The 104-bed facility at MacArthur and Meridian will serve both patients who are court ordered to receive treatment there and people charged with crimes who need to be evaluated for competency to stand trial.

The $101.5 million hospital will likely be the first project completed on a planned 77-acre behavioral health campus called OneRise that’s owned by real estate broker and investor Jeff Lange.

The hospital itself will be designed essentially as a secure correctional facility in a hospital setting with both an 8-foot interior fence and a 10-foot exterior fence surrounding the building, according to Basil Sherman, principal at Kansas City, Missouri-based Pulse Design Group, which specializes in healthcare facilities. The firm’s renderings of the hospital do not yet reflect the second perimeter fence.

At a community meeting Thursday evening, officials from Sedgwick County and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services shared renderings of the inside and outside of the hospital and a tentative map of the surrounding behavioral health campus.

Outside

This rendering shows what the outside of Sedgwick County’s state psychiatric hospital could look like.
This rendering shows what the outside of Sedgwick County’s state psychiatric hospital could look like. Courtesy of Pulse Design Group and Tessere
This rendering shows what the outside of Sedgwick County’s psychiatric hospital could look like.
This rendering shows what the outside of Sedgwick County’s psychiatric hospital could look like. Courtesy of Pulse Design Group and Tessere

Inside

This rendering shows what the entry and waiting room of Sedgwick County’s psychiatric hospital could look like.
This rendering shows what the entry and waiting room of Sedgwick County’s psychiatric hospital could look like. Courtesy of Pulse Design Group and Tessere
This rendering shows what the day room for acute patients at Sedgwick County’s psychiatric hospital could look like.
This rendering shows what the day room for acute patients at Sedgwick County’s psychiatric hospital could look like. Courtesy of Pulse Design Group and Tessere
This rendering of Sedgwick County’s psychiatric hospital shows what patient corridors could look like for people charged with crimes who need to be evaluated for fitness to stand trial. Facilities provided for acute patients would look similar.
This rendering of Sedgwick County’s psychiatric hospital shows what patient corridors could look like for people charged with crimes who need to be evaluated for fitness to stand trial. Facilities provided for acute patients would look similar. Courtesy of Pulse Design Group and Tessere
These renderings show what patient rooms could look like at Sedgwick County’s psychiatric hospital.
These renderings show what patient rooms could look like at Sedgwick County’s psychiatric hospital. Courtesy of Pulse Design Group and Tessere

OneRise campus

OneRise Health Campus is a planned 77-acre development at MacArthur and Meridian that will house Sedgwick County’s state psychiatric hospital. Jeff Lange’s community foundation is donating 11 acres of land to the county for the hospital.
OneRise Health Campus is a planned 77-acre development at MacArthur and Meridian that will house Sedgwick County’s state psychiatric hospital. Jeff Lange’s community foundation is donating 11 acres of land to the county for the hospital. Courtesy of OneRise

This story was originally published August 3, 2024 at 5:23 AM.

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Matthew Kelly joined The Eagle in April 2021. He covers local government and politics in the Wichita area. You can contact him at 316-268-6203 and mkelly@wichitaeagle.com.
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