(IVHD and HMHD asking for expansion plans to stop)...The Imperial County Healthcare District and the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District are making the request jointly.

In light of AB 918, they are urging the Local Agency Formation Commission or LAFCO, and Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District to halt any potentially wasteful or duplicative expansion activities. The say the urgent appeal comes in light of the recently enacted AB 918. The Assembly Bill seeks to consolidate and improve healthcare services across the Imperial County. Tomas Virgen is the CEO of the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District. Heffernan is the Clerical coordinator for the new Imperial Valley Healthcare District. He reiterated the importance of strategic, community-focused planning. Virgen said they were eagerly awaiting a responce from LAFCO and PMHD, urging that all Healthcare initiatives going forward be planned in a unified, strategic manner that best serves the residents of Imperial County.