Sedgwick County announces location for new state mental health hospital

The new hospital will be on the northwest corner of Meridian and MacArthur in south Wichita.

After months of gathering feedback, the Sedgwick County Commission moved forward Friday on finalizing a location for a new state mental health hospital.

The commission voted unanimously to begin negotiations to acquire an 11-acre plot of land on the northwest corner of Meridian and MacArthur in south Wichita…