U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen

NASHUA – U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will be in Nashua today to deliver remarks at the opening for the senior behavioral health unit at St. Jospeh Hospital. The event kicks off at 11 a.m in the atrium lobby in the facility’s main building.

Shaheen’s office assisted the hospital expedite the opening of the new facility by coordinating with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. With 24 beds designed for adults aged 65 and older. The health unit will help address the mental and behavioral health needs of seniors living in Nashua and the Southern Tier and could help to alleviate New Hampshire’s ongoing mental health crisis.

Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess also will be on hand for the event, as well as officials from St. Joseph Hospital.