Psychiatric Hospital FAQs What is a Psychiatric Hospital? A psychiatric hospital, also known as mental health or behavioral health units, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Examples of serious mental disorders include: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, PTSD and more. Many people who experience mental health disorders do not need…
Molly Spomer was previously a patient at West Springs and now is a valued staff member at the Hospital. She posts regularly about life and dealing with mental illness from her insider perspective. Honestly, I have struggled to come up with an article to be inspirational or influential at the least. Unfortunately, it has been…
Hospitals and psychiatric centers made tough decisions as the pandemic unfolded. The early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic were rife with challenges for inpatient psychiatric care. Neither the open layouts found in many psychiatric units and facilities nor the traditional elements of inpatient treatment, such as group therapy, were conducive to infection control, yet psychiatric…
– Originally posted in Healthcare Design Magazine. In 2015, Mind Springs Health’s West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., began planning a 62,000-square-foot expansion. A visioning session early in the design process adopted the slogan “Creating a Place of Sanctuary” that would become the guiding principal for the design process of the 48-bed addition (with future planned…
