Inpatient mental health treatment at Salt Lake VA halted, but officials won’t say why

Union leader blames understaffing and a hiring freeze as Trump-era budget cuts loom.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Steven Carter, left, and disabled veteran John Colaizzi, join the “Let Our Voices Be Heard" rally at the Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs hospital on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The medical center is not accepting new patients for inpatient behavioral health treatment.

Inpatient mental health treatment at Salt Lake VA halted, but officials won’t say why

Union leader blames understaffing and a hiring freeze as Trump-era budget cuts loom.

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