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September 2, 2026

Western State's 350-bed forensic hospital tops out

  • The $947 million project is the state's largest capital investment in decades.
    • By EMMA LAPWORTH
    A/E Editor

    Rendering by HOK [enlarge]
    The hospital will have multiple wings and a series of secure internal courtyards.

    The final structural beam was placed Friday for a new forensic psychiatric hospital at the Western State Hospital campus in Lakewood, marking a major milestone for the roughly $947 million project.


     
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