Plans for a new mental health hospital in Londonderry have fallen through, Gov. Chris Sununu told lawmakers Friday.
The planned 144-bed facility was to be built by private hospital network SolutionHealth, with the state chipping in $15 million in federal pandemic aid funds. It was a major part of the state’s plan to improve access to mental health care and end waitlists for inpatient treatment.
But speaking to the Legislature’s Fiscal Committee on Friday, Sununu said the Londonderry town council had voted to reject a memorandum of understanding that would have allowed the project to go forward…