GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) – Nearly 500 behavioral health workers in Colorado have been laid off.
According to the Colorado Sun, nurses, therapists, and cleaning staff have lost their jobs after a psychiatric hospital move in northern Colorado and two hospital closures, including West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction.
West Springs was the only inpatient psychiatric hospital between Denver and Salt Lake City and officially closed its doors on Monday, March 10…