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

The hospital had struggled financially, and would have faced additional challenges from possible state and federal cuts to Medicaid, the statement said.

The hospital's board cited financial challenges and questions around the future of Medicaid as reasons for the closure.

In a news release Monday, West Springs Hospital announced that after 20 years of operation here on the Western Slope, they will be closing their doors. "I don't know much about anything. I'm just finding out as I go,