Thoughts Springs President and CEO Sharon Raggio stepped down Tuesday, Jan. 4.

Her resignation following 14 several years in the situation will come after the Colorado News Collaborative and its news associates statewide published an investigative tale outlining how the nonprofit has failed Coloradans needing care in the 10 Western Slope counties it is contracted with the state to serve. That story is component of a broader investigation into issues with Colorado’s psychological overall health basic safety-net process.

The report about Head Springs thorough how the Grand Junction-based group mental wellness middle — one particular of 17 regional facilities statewide — has not been clear about in which and how it is investing condition and federal tax bucks.

In an electronic mail Tuesday morning, Raggio gave little detail about the details of her resignation but explained the lookup for a new CEO was underway.

“In the wake of current media awareness, I truly feel that my continued presence in just the business may possibly act as a distraction from our core mission of delivering exceptional mental health and addiction recovery care to the communities we provide,” Raggio wrote. “It is my sincere hope that by creating this improve now, at the start of the new year, the corporation can transfer ahead in a positive, effective fashion and totally focus on the critical work of conserving lives.”

Thoughts Springs Chief Financial Officer Doug Pattison will direct the business right until the CEO placement is permanently crammed. The announcement famous that he formerly labored as chief fiscal officer for Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo.

Thoughts Springs is responsible for supplying mental wellness treatment for Medicaid recipients and persons who are indigent, underinsured and in crisis in Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt and Summit counties.

On Tuesday, commissioners in several of these counties referred to as for greater mental overall health assets in their mountain or rural communities, while their experiences with Mind Springs different widely.