( A special meeting of the Imperial Valley Healthcare District was held Friday)...During the meeting, the new Board members were sworn in.

The Board was then organized. The first Board President for the new Healthcare District is Katherine Burnworth, representing the City of Imperial. The Vice-President is Laura Goodsell of the City of Holtville. The secretary of the board is Arturo Proctor of El Centro and the treasurer is Donald Medart Jr. with the Quechan Indian Tribe. Also on the board is Enola Berker, representing Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District, Rodolfo Valdez of the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District, and the member representing Ocotillo or Seeley, who has not yet been appointed by the County Board of Supervisors. The new Healthcare District was formed by state legislation and will cover all of Imperial County. The next Board meeting will be held February 8. The meeting place has not been determined.