If it’s taken away, what happens to me, what happens to all those other people?” Community members express concerns about the psychiatric hospital closing.

West Springs Hospital will officially cease operations — nearly 20 years since western Colorado’s only inpatient psychiatric care provider opened its doors.

West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction will cease its in-patient services after March 10. Outpatient services at Mind Springs Health, which is located on the same campus, will remain open.

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