Board of Directors
The five publicly elected officials bring a wealth of business experience and expertise, health care background, and community involvement to the board.
Glen Grayman, MD - President
- Appointed April 1998
- Re-elected 2002
- Appointed In Lieu of Election December 2006
Dr. Glen Grayman practiced as an emergency physician in the western Coachella Valley for more than 25 years and was the Medical Director of the Richards Emergency/Trauma Center at Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC). Dr. Grayman currently serves as a member of the DRMC Governing Board as a District representative, and is a Past President of DRMC's Medical Staff. Additionally, he has served on the boards of several local organizations, including the Riverside County Medical Association and the county chapter of the American Heart Association. He was the Medical Advisor of the Palm Springs Fire Department as well as the Medical Director of the Cathedral City Fire Department.
Kay Hazen - Vice President/Secretary
- Appointed January 2001
- Elected 2002
- Appointed In Lieu of Election December 2006
Kay Hazen owns and operates a Palm Springs based public and government affairs consulting practice. She previously spent over 20 years working in a wide variety of health care settings including serving as a Vice President at Desert Hospital (now Desert Regional Medical Center). A long time active, local community volunteer, Ms. Hazen has served as President of the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and President of the American Heart Association Desert Division. She currently serves on the board of the Friends of the Desert Mountains, Agua Caliente Development Authority and Braille Institute Associates.
Michael Solomon, MD - Director
- Elected in November 2008
Dr. Michael R. Solomon, M.D. is a graduate of the UCLA School of Medicine and is the only physician in the Coachella Valley to hold both a license in Western medicine as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine. He believes that integrating traditional (allopathic) and non-traditional (complimentary) forms of medicine gives the patient the benefit of cutting-edge technology and knowledge available to physicians as well as the ancient hands-on approaches used in the healing arts for thousands of years. His practice goals include getting people healthy and off unnecessary medications, increasing quality of life by decreasing illness and increasing their vitality, increasing the awareness and level of responsibility the patient can assume in their own wellness, and educating patients about how to best take care of their bodies. Dr Solomon believes these common sense ideas about healthcare are paramount to developing a new paradigm in medicine for the future of our community.
Sidney J. Rubenstein, DDS - Director
- Elected in November 2008
- Appointed in Lieu of Election November 2000
- Appointed in Lieu of Election December 2004
Sid Rubenstein is a retired dentist who previously managed a multiple provider general & vascular surgery practice based in Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage. His career in health care has been focused in dentistry - both in private practice and as associate chairman of a 90-person dental unit of a hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He has served on boards of various community-based nonprofit organizations in the desert, and served as president of the homeowners association where he resides in Palm Springs.
Mark Matthews - Treasurer
- Elected in November 2008
- Appointed in Lieu of Election November 2000
- Appointed In Lieu of Election December 2004
Mark Matthews serves as the Chairman of the District's Finance, Real Estate and Legal Committee. Mr. Matthews has served Desert Hospital/Desert Regional Medical Center in various capacities since 1988, including Board level governance. He was instrumental in negotiating the lease of the hospital to Tenet Health System in 1997. That agreement has resulted in nearly one hundred million dollars of community support. He has served in the City of Palm Springs as a Planning Commissioner, member of the Airport Commission and is a Past President of the Mizell Senior Center. He is a co-founder of the Palm Springs Veterans' Day parade and celebration. Mr. Matthews is a local business owner and is married with three children.
