Here you’ll find mentions of Mind Springs Health and West Springs Hospital in the media, as well as our latest news releases and announcements. Find news articles below, or check out all of our blog posts.
BY CHARLES ASHBY, GRAND JUNCTION SENTINEL Mind Springs Health plans to relocate two substance abuse programs into a single location in Clifton. The nonprofit mental health provider had been faced with what to do with its residential Women’s Recovery Program, which is being forced to move out of its current location on the Grand Junction […]
In a county of over 15,000 people, Grand County’s health care providers are greatly outnumbered by their patients but still find ways to provide top-notch service and support the community. Local providers and health care workers were celebrated at the seventh annual Bulls, Boots and BBQ fundraiser for the Grand County Rural Health Network on […]
Mind Springs Health in Craig has new a leader at the helm after former program director Craig Thornhill stepped down this spring. New program director Peggy Sammons wasn’t necessarily aiming for the top spot in the Craig clinic, but after decades of serving patients, she was ready to take the leap. “It truly wasn’t my […]
Mind Springs Health, the Western Slope’s largest mental health provider, has been awarded the 2019 Sherman Award for Excellence in Patient Engagement for its cutting-edge phase-based care program that has been shown to drastically reduce care wait times and improve patient outcomes. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Lucian Leape Institute and Taylor Healthcare established the […]
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May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and this May we also have a report of yet another school shooting in a Denver suburb. This May, Mind Springs Health/West Springs Hospital reminds people to take care of your own mental health just as you do your physical or dental health. Make it precious, because it […]
Do you remember ‘super balls’? These small, concentrated spheres of rubber zigzagged erratically when they hit something, and catching them was a comedic effort. This is how the emotional dance I engaged in with anxiety and depression looked. This dance, however, didn’t happen right away. Before, it was a chaotic dance which spun randomly with […]
The 2019 calendar has a strong emphasis on building resiliency in local communities.
May serves as Mental Health Awareness Month and, to promote it, Mind Springs Health has unveiled its 7th annual Multiply Your Happy strength-building calendar. “We came to a consensus and agreement that focusing on the positives of life, focusing on building resiliency and activities that can help people feel good about themselves in terms of […]
Mental health issues are not a problem that can easily be solved, but they can be brought to light. People’s stories can be told and barriers to care can be exposed. That’s the goal of our four-part in-depth mental health series, They are Us. We understand that this series won’t remedy all the problems here […]
There’s a new mental health resource in the county. On Wednesday afternoon the new Summit Safe Haven Walk-in Crisis Center opened its doors for the first time to provide community members with a preview of the facility. The center, located in the Frisco medical office building next to St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, will provide […]
