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Daily Press case against hospital moves forward Written by Geoffrey Plant on May 12, 2021
A judge on Tuesday tossed out a motion by Gila Regional Medical Center’s attorneys to dismiss the lawsuit filed last year by the Daily Press against the county-owned hospital over its denial of an Inspection of Public Records Act request concerning COVID-19 patient statistics.
Sixth Judicial District Court Judge Jim Foy said the case can move forward, but he encouraged the hospital and the newspaper to consider settling the matter out of court or through a mediator. Barring such a development, the hospital must now respond within 30 days to a motion to compel discovery to produce evidence that Daily Press attorney Will Perkins filed last month.
Hospital’s audit raises accountability questions Written by Geoffrey Plant on May 4, 2021
The results of a fiscal audit requested by the Gila Regional Medical Center Governing Board shortly after it took over governance of the county-owned hospital around this time last year surfaced at the group’s regular meeting last Thursday.
The document, prepared by Dingus, Zarecor and Associates Certified Public Accountants in February, raises accountability questions with regard to the financial straits the nonprofit hospital finds itself in, and documents several systemic management and oversight issues that contributed to the situation.
The Governing Board voted unanimously Thursday to accept and approve the audit. Governing Board Chair Alicia Edwards told the Daily Press that “this was the first step in the accountability exploration but we don’t know yet how it will work.”
April 23, 2021
GRMC gets $2.5M from Feds to fix roof, HVAC Written by Geoffrey Plant on April 23, 2021
Gila Regional Medical Center has received a $2.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant through the U.S. Economic Development Administration for roof renovations and improvements to its heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced Thursday.
“President Biden is committed to supporting New Mexico communities as they build back better from the coronavirus pandemic,” Raimondo said in a press release. “These EDA investments will provide infrastructure improvements needed to meet regional health care demands and critical gap financing for businesses to create stronger regional economies.”
(Press Staff Photo by Geoffrey Plant)
At a time when children and adults with developmental disabilities were often institutionalized, Luis Morales, pictured at home last weekend, and his late wife, Ramona, along with Barbara Pendleton and the late Jewell Burk, established the Special School for Special Children at Fort Bayard. The Moraleses went on to lead two successive community organizations in southwestern New Mexico that helped children and adults with special needs integrate into their communities and live fuller lives.
A husband and wife who helped change the prevailing culture surrounding the developmentally disabled population in southwest New Mexico were recognized this month by Grant County commissioners, who officially proclaimed their “appreciation of the achievements of Luis and Ramona Morales” on April 8.