Security Hospital Seeks $10.4M In Emergency Funding

ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota lawmaker says the state's largest psychiatric hospital will soon run out of money without an emergency infusion.

Sen. Kathy Sheran said Tuesday the cost overruns at the Minnesota Security Hospital stem from new staff and safety requirements. The St. Peter hospital, which houses patients who are committed for being dangerous or mentally ill, is operating on a conditional license because of previous findings of maltreatment.

Lawmakers have proposed stepping in with $10.4 million for the facility. KTOE-TV first reported the hospital's looming budget woes.

Sheran, a Mankato Democrat, says the hospital will have to lay off staff if the Legislature doesn't act quickly.

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