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Clifford said he recognizes challenges associated with implementing the plan.

“We agree that there will always be some number of clients who require a continuous care bed in a hospital,” he said. “We would like folks who need that level of care to get that level of care in the best possible hospital.”

He lauded the quality of care provided by staff throughout Massachusetts, including at Taunton State Hospital, but said the new Worcester Recovery Center was designed and physically built around the modern approach to care. The architectural design, he said, promotes recovery and a return to independent living.

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