The Morongo Basin Healthcare District recently received two donations to be used for the purchase of an additional handicap-accessible vehicle for its non-emergency medical transportation program. The Morongo Basin Transit Authority donated $10,000, and the Hi-Desert Medical Center Auxiliary donated $20,000. The healthcare district’s LIFT Transportation Services provides free trips to and from medical appointments in the Morongo Basin. Last year, the program provided 8,080 one-way trips to medical appointments.
FROM LEFT: Joe Sullivan, board member; Jackie Combs, CEO; Mark Goodale, MBTA general manager; Marge Doyle, board member; Mark Lundquist, MBTA board member; Dianne Markle-Greenhouse, Bob Armstrong and Paul Hoffman, board members.
FROM LEFT: Joe Sullivan, board member; Shirley Lundquist, Auxiliary member; Stan Helgesen, President HDMC Auxiliary; Vicki Coats, Auxiliary member; Joe Ruddon, Director Business Development; Marge Doyle, Bob Armstrong, Dianne Markle-Greenhouse and Paul Hoffman, board members.
