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Governor Peter Shumlin

Governor Peter Shumlin discusses the future of the Waterbury office complex, his plan to build a 25-bed psychiatric hospital and to add beds at Rutland Regional Medical Center and Brattleboro Retreat.

House Approves Redesign Of Mental Health System

By a vote of 123 to 3, the House has given its approval to legislation that makes important changes to the state’s mental health system. The bill strengthens community based programs and it calls for a new 25 bed acute care facility to be built in central Vermont.