(Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia introduces AB 918)....At the time Pioneers Memorial Hospital District opposed the bill.

PMHD said the bill needed to be amended before they could support it. The Bill would create a new County-wide Healthcare District within Imperial County. In the process, the bill would eliminate PMHD and Heffernan Memorial Healthcare Districts. PMHD said they had concerns and the bill needed to be amended before they could support it. The bill was significantly amended on May 1. On July 6, the bill was again significantly amended. As of the latest version of the Bill, some of the same issues that PMHD raised about previous amendments continue to exist. Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District says they support the idea of a county-wide single healthcare district say they have already applied through the proper LAFCO process for expansion of the District, which would, with voter support and approval, be a cautious and reasonable step towards creation of a county-wide healthcare district.