Shortly after announcing that the El Centro City Council will now also be the Board of Trustees for El Centro Regional Medical Center, a new management team was named.

Healthcare Management Partners, LLC ( HMP) has been retained to fill the positions of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). HMP Managing Director Scott Phillips will serve as the new CEO and HMP Managing Director Derek Pierce will fill the currently vacant CFO position. El Centro Mayor Tomas Oliva said, " We are excited to work with Health Care Management Partners and to have Mr. Phillips and Mr. Pierce as part of the leadership team at El Centro Regional Medical Center. They are both proven and results-oriented leaders in the healthcare industry and we are confident that this partnership will allow us to expertly navigate and lead through the challenges ECRMC and the broader healthcare industry now face to make our hospital more efficient and financially sustainable". The board acknowledged outgoing CEO Dr. Adolphe Edward for his years of service to the hospital.