UConn Health's John Dempsey Hospital — Acquisition of Inpatient Psychiatric Beds from Albert J. Solnit Children's Center

Shipman & Goodwin LLP represented UConn Health's John Dempsey Hospital in connection with its acquisition of 50 inpatient psychiatric hospital beds for children from the Albert J. Solnit Children's Center – South Campus in Middletown, Connecticut. The Solnit Center provides essential care for children ages 13 to 17 with severe mental illness and related behavioral and emotional disorders. The firm advised on the transaction, including the regulatory framework enabling the transaction, which was facilitated by Public Act 26-1, an emergency-certified bill signed by Governor Ned Lamont on March 3, 2026, that provided UConn Health a one-time exemption from the standard Certificate of Need approval process for adding inpatient behavioral health beds before July 1, 2026.