Nemours Opens $20 Million Center For Autism, Behavioral Health

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (Nemours) recently opened a new $20 million center for children with autism and other behavioral health needs. The new facility comes in response to the Delaware Valley region communicating a need for such services.

The new hospital provides care for approximately 2,000 children and teenagers with autism—a disorder that about 1 in every 59 U.S. children under the age of eight have, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control. The hospital—which received input from parents of children with autism during its design phase—includes features such as . . .