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ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018
July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018
As the largest provider of mental health and addiction services on the western slope
we live out our mission daily and seek continual improvement in everything we do.
For many years now we have seen the challenges faced by those of us on the western slope and in rural and mountain towns, and we started to dream. We dreamt about saving more lives. We dreamt about alleviating suffering. We dreamt about expanding the world of Mind Springs Health and West Springs Hospital so that our friends, families and communities could get the help they need, when they need it.
Yes, we are dreamers. And we are doers too. So in addition to sharpening our skills and services as always, Fiscal Year 2018 saw us donning safety vests and hard hats to literally construct our dreams.
Building The Dream
Respond to pressing local need by designing, building and successfully fundraising for a world-class psychiatric hospital here on our beautiful but deadly western slope? No question, when it comes to improving mental health we embrace every challenge with motivation, inspiration and action.
With a daily average of 28 out of 32 beds occupied, West Springs Hospital operated at effectively full capacity every day of FY2018. Distressingly, every day this space limitation caused an average of 10 people to needlessly suffer until space for them became available.
A solution to the suffering – a new West Springs Hospital. One that:
Meets the growing local demand for psychiatric hospitalization
with Private Rooms, with Private Baths,
a dedicated Child & Adolescent Unit,
space for outdoor and indoor Recreation, or Meditation,
and everything needed to create and maintain a Comfortable, Safe, Healing environment conducive to rapid Stabilization and Recovery.
After a careful, collaborative and comprehensive design process that combined patient, staff and industry expertise, ground was broken for this new sanctuary in September 2017 and over the course of the next months up to 150 construction workers a day labored on-site to create the new 63,000 square foot world-class psychiatric hospital.
Construction lasted throughout FY2018 and the new West Springs Hospital started admitting patients December 2018.
Interactive Floorplan
Click the image to see photos of each space.
Building Sanctuary | Rebuilding Lives
The Campaign for Mind Springs Health and West Springs Hospital
A dream like the new West Springs Hospital cannot come true without funding, thus The Campaign for Mind Springs Health & West Springs Hospital. With a fundraising goal of $17,750,000 (representing over 50% of the total project cost), philanthropy efforts were in high gear throughout the year thanks to the leadership of Campaign Co-Chairs Brian Davidson, MD, Rod & Beth Slifer, and Bob Young, and the direction of VP, Philanthropy Roger Sheffield.
Deep and sincere gratitude for everyone who contributed to the campaign and helped build the dream in FY2018.
We couldn’t do it without You
Thank you to these major Investors for their FY2018 Gifts:
- Anonymous Vail Valley Donor
$70,000 - Anonymous Roaring Fork Valley Donors
$1,000,000 - Bacon Family Foundation
$1,000,000 - Boettcher Foundation
$120,000 - Claude & Irene Conner
$100,000 - Colorado Health Access Fund
of the Denver Foundation
$2,000,000
The $2,000,000 Challenge Gift
matching dollar-for-dollar to meet our fundraising goal
Support for the new hospital reached new heights thanks to Pitkin County Commissioner & Emmy-Award winning videographer Greg Poschman and Roaring Fork Valley-based donors.
More about this generous matching gift.
As a result of Poschman’s efforts on behalf of Building Sanctuary | Rebuilding Lives he was named the Association of Fundraising Professionals/Colorado Chapter 2018 Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year.
Anonymous Donor allows Hospital to Go Green
Thanks to a generous Eagle County donor who would prefer to remain anonymous, in FY2018 the new West Springs Hospital received the gift of a photovoltaic solar system which will generate approximately 1/8th of the hospital’s power for the next 30-50 years.
Impacting Individuals, Families & Communities
The need for mental health services continues to grow and yet again across our continuum of care we treated a record number of clients and patients (a 4% increase from last fiscal year and a 44% increase from 5 years ago). Although always requiring our innovation, more people seeking treatment is excellent news for all as we believe it shows that as stigma, slowly but surely decreases, accessiblity is increasing.
10 Counties
Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Mesa,
Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, Summit
12 Outpatient Locations
Aspen, Craig, Eagle, Frisco, Glenwood Springs,
Granby, Grand Junction, Meeker,
Rangely, Steamboat Springs, Vail, Walden
Only Psychiatric Hospital
on the Western Slope
Care Across the Continuum
23,947
Total Individuals Treated
188,851
Total Services
Inpatient – Outpatient – Crisis
Access to Care
New Clients Per Month
Outpatient Informatics FY2018
Age of Clients
Most Common Diagnosis
How Services Are Paid For
Total Outpatient Clients
Total Services
Total Service Hours
Inpatient Informatics FY2018
1,280
Unique Patients
1,531
Total Admissions
Age of Hospital Patients
Most Common Diagnosis
How Services Are Paid For
Average Monthly Admissions
Average Length of Stay
Average Daily Census
Crisis Stabilization Unit Informatics FY2018
Average Monthly Admissions
Total FY18 Admissions
Average Length of Stay
Average Daily Census
The Need for Crisis Services Has DOUBLED over the Last 5 Years
Age of Crisis Clients
Crisis Services Provided
Fiscal Year Financials
Governance & Leadership
The Mind Springs Health Board of Directors and the West Springs Hospital Board of Directors are comprised of a core group of seven directors who serve on both Boards, with four additional directors per board. This past fiscal year welcomed 4 new members to the Boards; for the core team, John Runne; for Mind Springs Health, Doug Pattison & Mark Scheel; for West Springs Hospital, Stacey Gavrell.
Our leadership team is comprised of individuals from our outpatient practices, inpatient psychiatric hospital, crisis services, corporate departments and Whole Health LLC.
Our Boards of Directors
Corporate Leadership
Similar to our Board structure, a core team provides services and supports across Mind Springs Health, West Springs Hospital and our community health care worker-focused subsidiary Whole Health LLC. Individually there are also organization-specific leaders. Together we inspired, challenged and motivated each other to the fiscal year outcomes seen within this report.
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