Colorado Faces Mental Health Bed Shortage

Circle Connections: New Products & Services On December 28th, Banner Health System closed its 20-bed behavioral health unit in Greeley, transitioning six beds to the emergency department at North Colorado Medical Center. The move nearly halved the available mental health beds in Northern Colorado. Banner's decision, made before the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, threatens to stress further the remaining 22 inpatient mental health beds in Northern Colorado, particularly at Mountain Crest Behavioral Healthcare Center in Fort Collins. While Banner said it closed its unit partially due to low patient numbers, Mountain Crest is almost always full . . .