Sheridan County OKs Funds for Proposed Behavioral Health Unit

Sheridan County’s Commissioners have voted to approve a funding commitment for the construction of a Regional Inpatient Behavioral Health & Crisis Stabilization Unit to be built on the Sheridan Memorial Hospital Campus.

County Administrative Director Renee Obermueller said community leaders in both Sheridan and Johnson Counties have been behind the idea of establishing the facility to help individuals that are currently being underserved.

She explained more on the funding for the facility.

Obermueller said the construction will be a renovation of existing space in the hospital, not new construction.

The county will seek more funding in the form of grants and loans, general funds and reserve funds that will make up the county’s $2.5 million commitment for the project over the next four years to help pay for the project.