Texas Celebrates Grand Opening Of New $200 Million Rusk State Hospital Complex

On June 7, 2023, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) celebrated the grand opening of a new $200 million patient complex and administration building at Rusk State Hospital. The three-story, 227,368 square-foot complex includes a 100-bed non-maximum-security unit and an expanded 100-bed maximum security unit. The 200-bed unit will increase the number of maximum-security unit beds from 40 to 100. However, the hospital's overall capacity remains the same.

At the new Rusk State Hospital, primary design features include single-person rooms, the use of natural light throughout patient . . .