The consolidation of healthcare services will move forward, at least for now.

An Imperial County Superior Court Judge has ended the temporary restraining order that stayed Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District's (PMHD) dissolution and denied PMHD's request to stay the effect of the dissolution pending appeal, effective January 21, 2025. Judge L. Brooks Anderholt signed the order on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. The decision sustains the California Attorney Generals, Imperial Valley Healthcare District (IVHD) and the Imperial County Local Agency Formation Commissions demurrer without leave to amend, holding that the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District lawsuit against the consolidation of PMHD, Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District and El Centro Regional Medial Center fails to state any viable cause of action. IVHD President Katherine Burnworth said, " We look forward to what we hope will be an efficient and quiet transition of PMHD to IVHD leadership on January 21st.