(County Plans to clarify language in AB 918)....The Bill was introduced by Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia.

It is designed to set up a single Imperial Valley Healthcare District. The concept of the bill is accepted by most all concerned. Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District, however, is concerned with language in the bill. At the Board of Supervisors meeting this week, County Executive Officer Miguel Figueroa was directed to identify an outside Mediator and call for a meeting with the Executive Officers of El Centro Regional Medical Center, PMHF, Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District, Executive Director of LAFCO and Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia. The purpose of the meeting will be to review and address concerns of each agency regarding language within AB 918 and formation of a valleywide healthcare district.