Sheppard Pratt plans to build a children’s hospital in Towson

Sheppard Pratt is hoping to create a new model for the mental health care of young people by building a new children’s hospital in Towson. The hospital is in the very early stages of development, with officials hoping to make more detailed plans public after first securing funding. Currently, Gov. Larry Hogan’s preliminary budget plan calls for $100 million in state funding to go toward Sheppard Pratt to be used toward the creation of the hospital, a global training center for workforce development and other projects. It will be up to Gov.-Elect Wes Moore to decide whether to include the allocation in his budget once he takes office in January.