West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, has decided not to proceed with a contract to treat detainees held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The hospital's board cited concerns about jeopardizing community trust as the reason for their decision. Although the hospital already provides care for local jail inmates, a federal contract with ICE would have been a new undertaking.
West Springs Hospital operations manager Rose Brown walks along a hallway leading to the admissions area of the hospital located in Grand Junction Friday Oct. 14, 2022. The board governing one of Colorado’s psychiatric hospitals opted not to move forward with a contract to treat people detained by U.
S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after community backlash. West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction considered contracting with ICE to care for detainees in a mental health or addiction crisis,“After thorough deliberation, the board concluded that entering into this contract would compromise community trust,” board chair Carlos Cornejo said in a news release. “West Springs Hospital and Mind Springs Health are completely committed to providing behavioral health care services to all individuals, but we believe that it is essential to maintain the trust and confidence of the communities we serve, and this decision reflects our dedication to that principle.”Mind Springs and West Springs do provide care to local jail inmates when needed, but a federal contract would have been new, spokeswoman Judy Mendoza said. The organization is talking with other entities that serve populations in need of more beds for mental health treatment, but can't divulge any specifics at this point, she said. West Springs Hospital has 48 beds, with an average of about 30 in use at any given point last year. The facility is the only psychiatric hospital in Colorado west of the Front Range., has had contracts to care for ICE detainees for over two decades. Nicholas Torres, who is temporarily acting as CEO of both Mind Springs and one of Larkin's hospitals,national standards for detention centers require that all staff receive training on suicide prevention and recognizing signs of mental illnesses. Detainees determined to be at risk of suicide could stay in the general population, be moved to an isolation unit, or be hospitalized at another facility, depending on how imminent staff determine the risk is. Detention centers are supposed to screen new arrivals for their risk of withdrawal from alcohol or other drugs, and to offer medication to ease the process,. If someone is at risk of dying from withdrawal, the standards require the facility to transfer them to a hospital.One of Colorado's largest craft breweries is making major changesAsking Eric: Divorced in-laws overwhelm son’s wife with texts Colorado Senate gives initial approval to semiautomatic weapons bill -- after a major change allowing purchasesFort Lupton man arrested on suspicion of murder in shooting outside Adams County adult clubBroncos 2025 NFL mock draft tracker 3.0: What national experts predict Denver will doJack the Ripper victim’s family demands investigation after alleged DNA ID of killer The price of eggs just hit an all-time high. Here’s how the cost of everyday consumer goods is changing under the Trump administration. Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
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