West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction will permanently close on March 10, leaving a significant gap in Western Slope behavioral health resources. The facility is currently the only inpatient psychiatric hospital between Denver and Salt Lake City. Summit Fire & EMS reported that it rarely has transported people to West Springs in the past few years. While an official said the hospital’s closure in Grand Junction will undoubtedly affect bed availability at other facilities in the state, the EMS agency’s “out-of-county transports to mental-health facilities are infrequent” and based on providers’ decisions. Read more ...