The Hi-Desert Medical Center Board met last night. Reporter Mike Lipsitz said they took a first step in putting a new tax measure on the ballot…
Last night’s meeting of the Hi-Desert Medical Center Board of Directors kicked off with an overview of a new diagnostic coding and classification system that will launch nationwide next October. With Martie Avels presiding, directors approved revisions to the Community Health Center Bylaws and Co-Applicant agreements, as well as a financial arrangement policy between the hospital and physicians. Also last night, the board directed staff to contract with a marketing research firm to flesh out voters’ opinions on a possible tax measure for the Health Care District which continues to accumulate financial losses. Last night’s meeting was the first for new Chief of Medical Staff, Dr. Sumit Mahajan.