Events

June23

Gov. Nixon to mark construction progress at Fulton State Hospital on Thursday, June 23

10:15 a.m.

Fulton State Hospital
600 East Fifth Street
Fulton, MO

Intersection of Hwy O & Wood St.
(Parking lot on Wood St.)

Gov. Jay Nixon will join state and local officials and mental health professionals in Fulton on Thursday, June 23rd to tour the recently-constructed Energy Control Center (ECC) and Services Building at Fulton State Hospital, the first structure on campus to be completed. Gov. Nixon led the effort to rebuild Fulton State Hospital, the oldest state psychiatric hospital west of the Mississippi, and replace it with a new state-of-the-art facility conducive to modern treatment.

This event marks a milestone in the construction of the new Fulton State Hospital.

May27

Gov. Nixon to help break ground on new Fulton State Hospital May 27

10:30 a.m.

Fulton State Hospital
600 East Fifth Street
Fulton, MO

Event will be held on the circle drive, in front of the Administration Building

Gov. Jay Nixon will join Missouri Department of Mental Health Director Keith Schafer, Mental Health Commissioner Kathy Carter and local elected officials on Wednesday (May 27) to break ground on the new Fulton State Hospital.

Last year, the General Assembly backed the Governor’s plan for replacing the state’s outdated and deteriorating maximum-security psychiatric facility Fulton with a new state-of-the-art mental hospital that will be safer and more conducive to modern treatment.

Attending:

  • Gov. Jay Nixon
  • Missouri Department of Mental Health Director Keith Schafer
  • Missouri Mental Health Commissioner Kathy Carter
  • Fulton Mayor Leroy Benton