IVHD and UC San Diego Health reach new agreement
Abraham Retana
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – A new agreement is working on bringing better healthcare to the Imperial Valley.
The Imperial Valley Healthcare District (IVHD) made a five-year agreement with the University of California San Diego Health to develop programs for Pioneers Memorial Hospital and El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECMRC).
“Which focuses in the strategic planning portion of what we are doing, how we are going to deliver that care in the community, increase services and all the things we talked about that UCSD brings to the table, they are going to help us with that process,” said Chris Bjornberg, CEO of IVHD.
ECRMC CEO Pablo Velez says it’ll help improve the services they provide.
“This is going to help us build the infrastructure to provide better services for our community. So our patients don’t have to leave the Imperial Valley and get the necessary care they need here,” Velez shared.
The agreement will bring three key benefits to the Imperial Valley: Increase specialized healthcare, improve healthcare access and enhance operational stability.
“We can increase our quality, they have the blueprint ready for that and we can take advantage of that relationship with them to try to take those things integrate them here in the Imperial Valley and increase quality here for the Imperial Valley residents,” Bjornberg explained.
The collaboration begins on July 1 and it will end in July of 2030.