Meeting updates: District reschedules Board workshop & pauses grant study session
A study session to review and discuss a grant application for $5 million from the Desert Healthcare District & Foundation will not take place on Sept. 10 as planned.
Submitted by Innercare, formerly Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo, the application requests the funds to support a Coachella Valley training health center program that aims to reduce the valley's primary care physician shortage. The District & Foundation organized the study session to further explore the details. Learn more.
Due to a grantee representative's inability to attend on Sept. 10, the study session will be rescheduled. Please check the Board's website next week for a new meeting date and time.
A special Board meeting that was planned to introduce the Board Directors to newly contracted strategic planning consultants will take place on Sept. 18 as planned -- but at an earlier time. It will convene at 2 p.m. instead of 4 p.m. due to a scheduling conflict. Please see the details below:
Special Board Meeting
2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025
Desert Healthcare District & Foundation
1140 N. Indian Canyon Drive
Jerry Stergios Building, 2nd Floor
Palm Springs, CA 92262
In July, the Board approved engaging with Sowen, a data strategy and social impact consultancy headquartered in New York City, to guide the development of a new five-year strategic plan. Sowen officially began working with the District & Foundation staff on August 1.
Both the special Board meeting and the study session are open to the public.
About the Desert Healthcare District & Foundation
The Desert Healthcare District is a local government agency formed in 1948. Its mission is to achieve optimal health at all stages of life for all District residents. The District includes more than 400,000 residents and encompasses the entire Coachella Valley. The District and Desert Healthcare Foundation, together, are one of the largest funders in the valley. These funds are used to assist residents — especially the underserved — in accessing vitally needed resources, such as primary and behavioral healthcare.