Clear View Behavioral Health shut down after round of inspections

The Colorado Depar tment of Public Health and Environment shut down Clear View Behavioral Health in Johnstown and removed its residents Monday, and the department will make another attempt at closing the facility permanently.

In a statement Monday night, the department said it had discovered several violations in an inspection last week at the hospital at 4770 Larimer Parkway that required the immediate closure of the mental hospital, including failure to implement proper infection controls against COVID-19.

State officials moved to close Clear View and revoke its operating license in June 2019 after years of reported violations, including allegedly failing to stop drugs such as cocaine and heroin from entering the facility, failing to keep potentially dangerous items from suicidal patients and leaving medically ill patients at other clinics.

Clear View denied those allegations and took its case to a state administrative law judge, where the hospital and the Health Department settled earlier this year.

Colorado health officials said they will again seek to permanently revoke the hospital’s license.

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