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Desert Healthcare District & Foundation will launch new 5-year strategic plan on July 1

Graphic shows "Strategic Plan" in bold black letters while its four pillars are listed below. Each is shaded with a different bright color. The Desert Regional Medical Center tower is in the background.
The new strategic plan expands the District & Foundation's role as a health system amplifier. While continuing its commitment to grantmaking, the organization will increasingly serve as a convener, catalyst, and leader on critical health and wellness issues.
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Healthcare District summit shifts focus from environment to 4 social determinants of health

This gathering, offered free to the public, is not simply about discussing challenges. It is about identifying solutions.
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Board Director Greg Rodriguez resigns to apply for District & Foundation CEO job

With two and a half years remaining in his term, Greg Rodriguez‘s resignation creates a vacancy on the Healthcare District Board. Options may include an appointment or a special election to identify a new zone one Board representative.
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Healthcare District Board adopts new path forward with unanimous approval of 5-year Strategic Plan

In the foreground, a seated audience from the back. They're looking at (in the background) a bright yellow-green screen that displays the four core areas of the strategic plan. Staff Photo
The plan will inform the District & Foundation's funding, programming, policy, and infrastructure priorities from 2027 through 2031 and beyond. With a focus on building a stronger, more responsive regional health system, the plan consists of four pillars with aligning goals, initiatives, and tactics to support them.
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New grant awards totaling $676K support Coachella Valley nonprofit services for residents

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The funds, which total $676,867, will support local healthcare scholarships, improving air quality, expanding telehealth services, and recuperative care for the unhoused.
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Desert Healthcare District implements new sponsorship policy & schedule

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The Board sets two deadlines per year to submit sponsorship requests of $5,000 and more and an annual cap of $25,000 per organization.
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Our Values

We believe every resident in our District deserves:

  • Access to health education, disease prevention and comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services
  • The opportunity to participate in District matters through access and input to the board

We support positive health system change via:

  • Incorporating best-practice methodologies where possible
  • Encouraging accurate outcome measurement by benchmarking, monitoring and evaluation
  • Supporting innovative new practices and programs
  • Fostering collaboration and partnerships