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Chris Christensen | The Evolution of Healthcare Services in the Coachella Valley: Insights from Desert Healthcare District · Healthy Desert Healthy You

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  The
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  Desert
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  Healthcare
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  District
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  and
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  Foundation
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  presents
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  a
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  podcast
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  that
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  supports
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  your
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  health
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  and
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  wellness
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  where
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  you
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  live.
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  This
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  is
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  Healthy
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  Desert
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  Healthy
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  youy,
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  hosted
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  by
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  Will
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  Dean.
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  Now
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  here's
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  Will.
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  Hello,
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  friends.
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  I
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  am
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  excited
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  because
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  I
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  am
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  here
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  today
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  with
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  the
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  CEO
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  of
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  the
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  Desert
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  Healthcare
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  District
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  and
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  Foundation,
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  Chris
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  Christensen.
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  Welcome,
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  Chris.
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  Thank
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  you.
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  Glad
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  to
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  be
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  here.
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  One
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  of
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  the
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  reasons
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  why
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  I
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  wanted
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  to
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  have
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  you
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  on,
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  other
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  than
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  you
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  being
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  the
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  big
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  boss,
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  is
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  that
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  I
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  wanted
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  to
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  talk
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  about
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  the
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  Healthcare
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  District
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  and
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  Foundation
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  because
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  as
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  I've
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  been
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  out
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  in
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  the
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  community,
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  I
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  realized
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  that
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  we
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  have
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  support
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  and
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  we
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  have
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  people
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  who
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  know
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  who
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  we
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  are,
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  but
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  there
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  are
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  people
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  who
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  don't
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  know
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  the
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  district
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  and
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  what
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  the
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  district
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  does
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  and
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  what
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  the
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  foundation
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  does.
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  Could
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  you
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  talk
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  about
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  our
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  history
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  and
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  what
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  we
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  do?
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  Sure.
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  Thank
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  you.
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  I
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  appreciate
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  that
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  opportunity.
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  So
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  the
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  Healthcare
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  District
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  was
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  founded
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  in
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  1948.
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  It
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  was
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  defined
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  as
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  a
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  hospital
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  to
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  help
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  serve
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  the
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  community
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  during
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  the
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  wartime
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  or
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  post
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  wartime.
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  And
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  so
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  hospital
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  was
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  developed
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  at
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  that
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  point
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  initially
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  and
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  has
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  grown
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  over
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  the
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  years.
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  And
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  the
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  district
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  in
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  1997
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  was
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  operating
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  the
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  hospital
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  until
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  that
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  point.
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  And
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  then
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  was
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  a
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  lease
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  that
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  was
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  established
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  with
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  Tennant
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  Health
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  Systems
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  to
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  operate
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  that
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  hospital
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  on
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  a
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  30
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  year
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  lease.
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  And
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  so
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  we
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  have
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  continued
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  at
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  that
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  point
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  with
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  our
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  district
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  funds
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  and
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  doing
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  a
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  very
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  robust
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  grant
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  funding
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  program.
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  And
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  along
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  with
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  our
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  foundation
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  that
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  was
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  established
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  in
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  1967,
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  we
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  continue
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  to
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  do
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  healthcare
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  funding
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  with
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  nonprofit
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  organizations
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  and
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  continue
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  to
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  work
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  with
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  community
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  partners,
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  all
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  healthcare
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  related
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  opportunities.
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  And
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  so
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  we
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  primarily
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  work
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  with
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  the
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  nonprofits
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  and
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  work
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  with
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  organizations,
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  as
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  I've
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  said,
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  that
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  provide
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  access
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  to
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  Healthcare.
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  In
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  2018,
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  our
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  district
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  expanded.
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  Our
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  boundaries
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  used
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  to
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  be
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  just
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  west
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  of
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  Cook
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  Street.
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  Now
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  the
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  expansion
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  takes
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  us
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  to
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  beyond
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  Cook
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  street,
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  all
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  the
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  way
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  out
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  to
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  the
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  Salton
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  Sea
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  thermal
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  Mecca
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  areas.
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  And
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  in
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  addition
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  to
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  that,
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  we
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  added
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  two
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  additional
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  directors
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  to
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  our
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  board.
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  And
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  so
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  we
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  now
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  have
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  seven
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  elected
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  board
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  members
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  that
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  serve
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  for
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  the
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  healthcare
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  district.
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  And
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  their
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  constituents
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  typically
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  are
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  around
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  60,000
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  residents
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  in
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  each
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  of
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  the
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  districts
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  or
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  zones
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  that
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  they
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  represent.
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  All
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  right,
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  so
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  that's
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  a
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  really
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  good
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  summary
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  of
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  our
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  history.
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  emphasize
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  the
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  point,
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  we
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  are
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  not
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  a
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  hospital.
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  We
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  do
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  not
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  run
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  a
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  hospital.
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  Right?
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  That's
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  correct.
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  That's
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  correct.
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  No,
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  that's
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  a
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  key
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  point,
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  Will.
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  So,
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  and
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  that
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  is
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  an
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  extremely
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  important
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  point
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  because
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  people
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  do
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  misinterpret
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  that
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  or
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  misunderstand
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  that
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  the
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  Desert
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  Healthcare
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  District
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  is
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  not
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  Desert
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  Regional
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  Medical
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  Center.
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  And
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  so
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  the
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  lease
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  establishes
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  that
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  Tennant
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  Health
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  Systems,
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  who
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  operates
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  the
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  hospital,
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  they're
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  strictly
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  the
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  Operators
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  and
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  desert
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  healthcare
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  district
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  is
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  a
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  funder
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  in
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  the
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  community
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  to
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  help
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  support
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  healthcare.
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  So
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  there's
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  that
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  key
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  distinction
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  there
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  that
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  we
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  do
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  not
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  operate
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  the
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  hospital.
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  And
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  that's
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  kind
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  of
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  the
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  misperception
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  there.
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  You
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  mentioned
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  that
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  we
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  are
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  a
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  funder
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  in
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  the
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  community.
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  I'm
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  very
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  proud
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  of
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  the
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  district.
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  We
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  have
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  actually
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  awarded
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  more
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  than
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  $100
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  million
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  since
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  the
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  whole
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  grant
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  making
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  part
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  of
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  the
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  district
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  began.
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  So
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  that's
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  pretty
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  exciting.
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  Absolutely,
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  yes.
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  And
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  that
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  goes
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  back
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  to
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  1997,
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  when
• 4:08
  we
• 4:08
  became
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  more
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  of
• 4:09
  a
• 4:10
  funding
• 4:11
  organization
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  to
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  assist
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  healthcare
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  in
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  our
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  communities.
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  And
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  you're
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  absolutely
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  right.
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  Over
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  $100
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  million
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  of
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  grant
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  funding
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  in
• 4:21
  that
• 4:21
  period.
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  We
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  are
• 4:22
  very
• 4:22
  proud
• 4:22
  of
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  that.
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  I
• 4:23
  want
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  to
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  talk
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  about
• 4:24
  some
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  of
• 4:24
  the
• 4:25
  achievements
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  that
• 4:26
  the
• 4:26
  district
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  has
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  made
• 4:27
  during
• 4:27
  that
• 4:28
  time.
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  We've
• 4:29
  done
• 4:29
  some
• 4:29
  pretty
• 4:29
  remarkable
• 4:30
  things,
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  if
• 4:30
  I
• 4:30
  do
• 4:31
  say
• 4:31
  so
• 4:31
  myself.
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  Absolutely.
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  Absolutely,
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  we
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  have.
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  So,
• 4:35
  you
• 4:35
  know,
• 4:36
  some
• 4:36
  of
• 4:36
  the
• 4:36
  items
• 4:36
  that
• 4:37
  we
• 4:37
  can
• 4:38
  talk
• 4:38
  about
• 4:38
  or
• 4:38
  that
• 4:39
  we
• 4:39
  think
• 4:39
  about
• 4:40
  has
• 4:40
  to
• 4:40
  do
• 4:40
  with
• 4:41
  going
• 4:41
  back
• 4:42
  to
• 4:42
  the
• 4:43
  Clinton
• 4:43
  era
• 4:44
  initiative
• 4:45
  to
• 4:46
  provide
• 4:46
  insurance
• 4:48
  coverage
• 4:48
  to
• 4:49
  our
• 4:49
  residents.
• 4:50
  I
• 4:50
  mean,
• 4:50
  there
• 4:51
  were
• 4:51
  many
• 4:51
  residents
• 4:52
  that
• 4:52
  did
• 4:53
  not
• 4:53
  have
• 4:53
  insurance.
• 4:54
  And
• 4:55
  so
• 4:55
  there
• 4:55
  was
• 4:55
  a
• 4:56
  covered
• 4:56
  California
• 4:57
  enrollment
• 4:58
  process
• 4:59
  that
• 4:59
  we
• 4:59
  were
• 4:59
  very
• 4:59
  actively
• 5:00
  involved
• 5:00
  with
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  be
• 5:01
  able
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  get
• 5:02
  residents
• 5:03
  medically
• 5:03
  insured.
• 5:04
  Then
• 5:05
  another
• 5:05
  big
• 5:05
  one
• 5:05
  was
• 5:06
  in
• 5:06
  20
• 5:08
  when
• 5:08
  we
• 5:09
  experienced,
• 5:10
  unfortunately,
• 5:10
  our
• 5:11
  COVID
• 5:11
  19
• 5:12
  pandemic.
• 5:13
  And
• 5:13
  the
• 5:14
  response
• 5:14
  that
• 5:15
  the
• 5:15
  healthcare
• 5:15
  district
• 5:16
  was
• 5:16
  involved
• 5:17
  with
• 5:17
  that
• 5:17
  we
• 5:18
  worked
• 5:18
  with
• 5:18
  the
• 5:19
  county
• 5:19
  and
• 5:20
  riverside
• 5:20
  university
• 5:21
  health
• 5:21
  systems
• 5:22
  and
• 5:22
  public
• 5:22
  health
• 5:23
  Institute
• 5:24
  to
• 5:25
  provide
• 5:26
  funding
• 5:27
  resources
• 5:28
  in
• 5:28
  our
• 5:28
  community.
• 5:29
  And
• 5:30
  so
• 5:30
  we
• 5:30
  put
• 5:31
  together
• 5:31
  a
• 5:32
  collaborative
• 5:33
  of
• 5:33
  several
• 5:34
  nonprofit
• 5:34
  organizations
• 5:36
  that
• 5:37
  have
• 5:37
  worked
• 5:37
  together
• 5:38
  to
• 5:38
  initially
• 5:39
  provide
• 5:39
  education
• 5:40
  to
• 5:41
  the
• 5:41
  community
• 5:42
  as
• 5:42
  well
• 5:42
  as
• 5:43
  testing.
• 5:43
  And
• 5:44
  we've
• 5:44
  had
• 5:45
  many
• 5:45
  testing
• 5:46
  events
• 5:47
  early
• 5:47
  on
• 5:47
  in
• 5:48
  that
• 5:48
  cycle.
• 5:49
  And
• 5:49
  then
• 5:50
  once
• 5:50
  the
• 5:50
  vaccination
• 5:51
  came
• 5:52
  available,
• 5:52
  then
• 5:53
  we've
• 5:53
  hosted
• 5:54
  many,
• 5:54
  many
• 5:55
  events
• 5:56
  to
• 5:57
  be
• 5:57
  able
• 5:57
  to
• 5:57
  vaccinate
• 5:58
  our
• 5:58
  residents
• 5:59
  and
• 5:59
  to
• 6:00
  help
• 6:00
  provide
• 6:01
  protection
• 6:02
  to
• 6:02
  our
• 6:03
  our
• 6:04
  workers
• 6:04
  and
• 6:04
  our
• 6:05
  community.
• 6:06
  So
• 6:06
  many
• 6:06
  of
• 6:06
  these
• 6:06
  things
• 6:07
  are.
• 6:07
  Or
• 6:07
  all
• 6:08
  of
• 6:08
  these
• 6:08
  things
• 6:08
  are
• 6:08
  really
• 6:09
  about
• 6:09
  advancing
• 6:10
  health
• 6:10
  and
• 6:10
  wellness.
• 6:11
  And
• 6:11
  I
• 6:12
  want
• 6:12
  to
• 6:12
  share
• 6:12
  with
• 6:13
  our
• 6:13
  listeners
• 6:13
  that
• 6:13
  the
• 6:14
  district's
• 6:14
  mission
• 6:14
  is
• 6:15
  to
• 6:15
  optimize
• 6:15
  health
• 6:16
  at
• 6:16
  all
• 6:16
  stages
• 6:17
  of
• 6:17
  life
• 6:17
  for
• 6:18
  all
• 6:18
  district
• 6:18
  residents.
• 6:19
  That
• 6:19
  means
• 6:20
  all
• 6:20
  residents
• 6:20
  of
• 6:20
  the
• 6:21
  Coachella
• 6:21
  Valley.
• 6:22
  Something
• 6:23
  recently
• 6:23
  that
• 6:24
  we've
• 6:24
  started
• 6:25
  a
• 6:25
  program
• 6:26
  that's
• 6:26
  about
• 6:27
  advancing
• 6:27
  access
• 6:28
  to
• 6:28
  healthcare
• 6:28
  is
• 6:29
  our
• 6:29
  mobile
• 6:30
  clinics.
• 6:30
  Do
• 6:30
  you
• 6:30
  want
• 6:30
  to
• 6:31
  talk
• 6:31
  a
• 6:31
  little
• 6:31
  bit
• 6:31
  about
• 6:31
  that?
• 6:32
  Absolutely.
• 6:33
  Another
• 6:33
  item
• 6:34
  that
• 6:34
  we're
• 6:34
  very
• 6:35
  proud
• 6:35
  of,
• 6:35
  of
• 6:35
  project
• 6:36
  that
• 6:36
  was
• 6:37
  started
• 6:37
  about
• 6:38
  three
• 6:38
  years
• 6:38
  ago
• 6:39
  and
• 6:40
  we
• 6:40
  initially
• 6:40
  started
• 6:40
  with
• 6:41
  one
• 6:41
  mobile
• 6:42
  medical
• 6:42
  unit
• 6:43
  and
• 6:44
  it's
• 6:44
  been
• 6:45
  operated
• 6:45
  by
• 6:46
  desert
• 6:46
  physicians
• 6:47
  medical
• 6:47
  Group.
• 6:48
  And
• 6:49
  we've
• 6:50
  since
• 6:50
  added
• 6:50
  a
• 6:50
  second
• 6:51
  clinic
• 6:52
  that
• 6:53
  also
• 6:53
  provides
• 6:54
  access
• 6:55
  to
• 6:55
  care
• 6:55
  in
• 6:56
  Our
• 6:56
  communities.
• 6:57
  So
• 6:57
  the
• 6:58
  first
• 6:58
  unit
• 6:59
  typically
• 6:59
  provides
• 7:00
  on
• 7:01
  site
• 7:01
  kinds
• 7:01
  of
• 7:02
  exams
• 7:02
  or
• 7:03
  appointments
• 7:04
  for
• 7:05
  people
• 7:06
  that
• 7:06
  are
• 7:06
  unable
• 7:07
  to
• 7:08
  seek
• 7:08
  transportation
• 7:09
  or
• 7:10
  have
• 7:10
  limitations
• 7:11
  to
• 7:11
  getting
• 7:12
  to
• 7:12
  a
• 7:12
  clinic
• 7:13
  or
• 7:13
  a
• 7:13
  service
• 7:14
  provider.
• 7:15
  And
• 7:15
  so
• 7:15
  we're
• 7:15
  able
• 7:16
  to
• 7:16
  take
• 7:16
  those
• 7:16
  clinics
• 7:17
  directly
• 7:18
  to
• 7:18
  the
• 7:19
  locations
• 7:19
  where
• 7:19
  these
• 7:20
  people
• 7:20
  exist
• 7:21
  and
• 7:22
  provide
• 7:23
  healthcare
• 7:23
  services
• 7:24
  to
• 7:24
  them.
• 7:25
  Even
• 7:25
  with
• 7:26
  our
• 7:26
  second
• 7:26
  unit,
• 7:27
  we
• 7:28
  have
• 7:28
  the
• 7:28
  ability
• 7:29
  to
• 7:29
  issue
• 7:31
  prescription
• 7:31
  medications
• 7:32
  and
• 7:33
  provide
• 7:34
  those
• 7:34
  medications
• 7:35
  to
• 7:35
  them
• 7:36
  right
• 7:36
  at
• 7:36
  that
• 7:37
  time.
• 7:38
  And
• 7:38
  we
• 7:38
  also
• 7:39
  provide
• 7:39
  mental
• 7:40
  health
• 7:40
  type
• 7:41
  services
• 7:41
  with
• 7:42
  telehealth
• 7:43
  or
• 7:44
  in
• 7:44
  person
• 7:44
  visits.
• 7:45
  And
• 7:46
  during
• 7:46
  that
• 7:46
  process,
• 7:47
  we
• 7:47
  also
• 7:48
  try
• 7:48
  to
• 7:48
  establish
• 7:49
  a
• 7:49
  medical
• 7:50
  home
• 7:50
  for
• 7:51
  those
• 7:52
  residents
• 7:53
  so
• 7:53
  that
• 7:53
  they
• 7:53
  do
• 7:53
  have
• 7:54
  a
• 7:54
  place
• 7:54
  to
• 7:54
  continue
• 7:55
  their
• 7:55
  healthcare
• 7:56
  needs.
• 7:57
  And
• 7:57
  that's
• 7:58
  primarily
• 7:58
  through
• 7:58
  referrals.
• 7:59
  They're
• 7:59
  actually
• 8:00
  referred
• 8:00
  to
• 8:01
  a
• 8:01
  brick
• 8:01
  and
• 8:01
  mortar
• 8:02
  clinic
• 8:03
  or
• 8:03
  hospital.
• 8:04
  That
• 8:04
  is
• 8:04
  correct.
• 8:05
  And
• 8:05
  what
• 8:05
  I
• 8:06
  like
• 8:06
  to
• 8:06
  say
• 8:06
  about
• 8:06
  the
• 8:06
  mobile
• 8:07
  medical
• 8:07
  clinics
• 8:07
  is
• 8:08
  that
• 8:08
  we
• 8:08
  are
• 8:09
  bringing
• 8:09
  care
• 8:09
  services
• 8:10
  to
• 8:10
  where
• 8:10
  you
• 8:11
  live,
• 8:11
  work
• 8:12
  or
• 8:12
  play.
• 8:13
  I've
• 8:13
  been
• 8:14
  out
• 8:14
  there,
• 8:14
  I've
• 8:14
  seen
• 8:14
  the
• 8:14
  mobile
• 8:15
  clinics
• 8:15
  in
• 8:16
  the
• 8:16
  farm
• 8:16
  fields
• 8:17
  of
• 8:17
  the
• 8:17
  eastern
• 8:17
  valley,
• 8:18
  in
• 8:18
  church
• 8:19
  parking
• 8:19
  lots,
• 8:19
  in
• 8:20
  school
• 8:20
  parking
• 8:20
  lots.
• 8:21
  It's
• 8:22
  really
• 8:22
  an
• 8:22
  incredible
• 8:22
  thing
• 8:23
  to
• 8:23
  see.
• 8:23
  Yeah.
• 8:24
  And
• 8:24
  to
• 8:25
  that
• 8:25
  point
• 8:25
  as
• 8:26
  well,
• 8:26
  you
• 8:26
  know,
• 8:26
  we're
• 8:27
  doing
• 8:27
  at
• 8:27
  this
• 8:28
  point,
• 8:28
  quarterly
• 8:28
  and
• 8:29
  sometimes
• 8:29
  more
• 8:29
  frequently,
• 8:30
  some
• 8:31
  health
• 8:31
  affairs
• 8:32
  and
• 8:32
  health
• 8:33
  locations
• 8:33
  that
• 8:34
  are
• 8:34
  specific
• 8:35
  to,
• 8:36
  say,
• 8:36
  women's
• 8:37
  health
• 8:37
  as
• 8:38
  well,
• 8:38
  with
• 8:39
  regard
• 8:39
  to
• 8:40
  being.
• 8:40
  We
• 8:41
  have
• 8:41
  a
• 8:41
  mobile
• 8:42
  unit
• 8:42
  that
• 8:42
  works
• 8:43
  with
• 8:43
  us
• 8:43
  that
• 8:44
  provides
• 8:44
  mammograms
• 8:45
  to
• 8:46
  the
• 8:46
  women
• 8:47
  in
• 8:47
  our
• 8:47
  community
• 8:48
  to
• 8:48
  help
• 8:49
  identify
• 8:49
  if
• 8:49
  there's
• 8:50
  cancer
• 8:50
  concerns,
• 8:52
  et
• 8:52
  cetera.
• 8:53
  So,
• 8:53
  you
• 8:53
  know,
• 8:53
  there's
• 8:54
  partnerships
• 8:54
  that
• 8:54
  we
• 8:55
  have
• 8:55
  established
• 8:56
  with
• 8:56
  these
• 8:57
  medical
• 8:57
  units
• 8:58
  as
• 8:58
  well,
• 8:58
  with
• 8:59
  DAP
• 9:00
  Health
• 9:01
  and
• 9:01
  Borrego
• 9:02
  Health
• 9:02
  with
• 9:02
  their
• 9:03
  mobile
• 9:03
  units.
• 9:04
  And
• 9:04
  we
• 9:05
  anticipate
• 9:05
  that
• 9:05
  we
• 9:06
  will
• 9:06
  develop
• 9:06
  more
• 9:07
  of
• 9:07
  that
• 9:07
  along
• 9:07
  the
• 9:07
  way.
• 9:08
  That's
• 9:09
  really
• 9:09
  important.
• 9:10
  I
• 9:10
  want
• 9:10
  to
• 9:11
  talk
• 9:11
  about
• 9:12
  something
• 9:12
  that
• 9:12
  I
• 9:13
  know
• 9:13
  you're
• 9:13
  excited
• 9:13
  about,
• 9:14
  and
• 9:14
  I'm
• 9:15
  excited
• 9:15
  about
• 9:15
  the
• 9:15
  environmental
• 9:16
  health
• 9:17
  work
• 9:17
  that
• 9:17
  we're
• 9:18
  doing.
• 9:19
  We
• 9:19
  started
• 9:19
  with
• 9:20
  a
• 9:20
  summit
• 9:21
  in
• 9:21
  2024.
• 9:23
  Would
• 9:23
  you
• 9:23
  talk
• 9:23
  a
• 9:23
  little
• 9:23
  bit
• 9:24
  about
• 9:24
  that?
• 9:25
  No.
• 9:25
  It
• 9:25
  was
• 9:25
  our
• 9:26
  inaugural
• 9:27
  environmental
• 9:28
  health
• 9:28
  Summit
• 9:28
  that
• 9:29
  engaged
• 9:30
  with
• 9:30
  community
• 9:31
  partners
• 9:32
  with
• 9:32
  different
• 9:32
  organizations
• 9:34
  and
• 9:34
  the
• 9:34
  community
• 9:35
  in
• 9:35
  general,
• 9:35
  where
• 9:36
  we
• 9:37
  held
• 9:38
  information
• 9:38
  sessions
• 9:39
  that
• 9:40
  experts
• 9:41
  spoke
• 9:41
  at.
• 9:42
  And
• 9:42
  we
• 9:43
  had
• 9:43
  different
• 9:44
  topics,
• 9:44
  all
• 9:44
  related
• 9:45
  to
• 9:45
  environmental
• 9:46
  health,
• 9:46
  typically
• 9:47
  air
• 9:47
  and
• 9:47
  water
• 9:48
  quality.
• 9:49
  And
• 9:50
  it
• 9:50
  was
• 9:50
  spurred
• 9:51
  on
• 9:51
  by
• 9:52
  the
• 9:53
  tropical
• 9:54
  storm
• 9:54
  Hillary
• 9:55
  that
• 9:55
  we
• 9:55
  experienced
• 9:56
  in
• 9:56
  2023
• 9:57
  and
• 9:58
  the
• 9:58
  uptick
• 9:59
  in
• 9:59
  the
• 10:00
  air
• 10:00
  quality
• 10:01
  issues
• 10:01
  that
• 10:01
  we
• 10:02
  experienced
• 10:02
  as
• 10:02
  a
• 10:03
  result.
• 10:03
  And
• 10:04
  so
• 10:05
  it
• 10:05
  was
• 10:05
  important
• 10:06
  to
• 10:06
  our
• 10:07
  board
• 10:07
  of
• 10:07
  directors
• 10:07
  and
• 10:08
  staff
• 10:08
  to
• 10:09
  be
• 10:09
  able
• 10:10
  to
• 10:10
  address
• 10:11
  the
• 10:11
  environmental
• 10:12
  health
• 10:12
  issues
• 10:13
  that
• 10:13
  we
• 10:13
  have
• 10:13
  in
• 10:14
  our
• 10:14
  community
• 10:14
  because
• 10:15
  it's
• 10:15
  so
• 10:15
  overwhelming.
• 10:16
  And
• 10:17
  we
• 10:17
  did
• 10:17
  have
• 10:17
  over
• 10:18
  300
• 10:18
  people
• 10:19
  attend
• 10:19
  that
• 10:20
  first
• 10:20
  summit.
• 10:21
  And
• 10:21
  we
• 10:21
  are
• 10:21
  in
• 10:21
  the
• 10:22
  process
• 10:22
  of
• 10:23
  planning
• 10:23
  our
• 10:24
  second
• 10:24
  summit
• 10:25
  currently
• 10:26
  being
• 10:26
  planned
• 10:26
  and
• 10:27
  developed
• 10:28
  for
• 10:28
  September
• 10:29
  11th
• 10:29
  and
• 10:29
  12th
• 10:30
  of
• 10:30
  2025.
• 10:31
  And
• 10:32
  we're
• 10:32
  really
• 10:32
  looking
• 10:33
  forward
• 10:33
  to
• 10:33
  that
• 10:34
  event
• 10:34
  to
• 10:35
  continue
• 10:36
  the
• 10:36
  work
• 10:36
  that
• 10:37
  started
• 10:37
  in
• 10:38
  with
• 10:38
  the
• 10:38
  first
• 10:38
  one.
• 10:38
  And
• 10:39
  that's
• 10:39
  part
• 10:39
  of
• 10:39
  the
• 10:39
  purpose
• 10:40
  of
• 10:40
  these
• 10:40
  podcasts
• 10:41
  is
• 10:41
  to
• 10:43
  continue
• 10:43
  the
• 10:44
  communication
• 10:45
  between
• 10:45
  the
• 10:45
  two
• 10:46
  summits.
• 10:47
  And
• 10:48
  we
• 10:48
  want
• 10:48
  to
• 10:49
  ensure
• 10:49
  that
• 10:50
  folks
• 10:50
  have
• 10:51
  that
• 10:51
  date
• 10:51
  on
• 10:51
  their
• 10:52
  calendar.
• 10:52
  Again,
• 10:52
  that's
• 10:53
  September
• 10:53
  11th
• 10:54
  and
• 10:54
  12th,
• 10:55
  2025.
• 10:56
  And
• 10:57
  you
• 10:57
  can
• 10:57
  also
• 10:57
  go
• 10:58
  to
• 10:58
  Healthy
• 10:59
  Desert
• 10:59
  healthy
• 11:00
  you.com
• 11:01
  Again,
• 11:02
  that's
• 11:02
  HealthyDesertHealthyu.com
• 11:05
  I.
• 11:06
  Want
• 11:06
  to
• 11:06
  talk
• 11:06
  a
• 11:06
  little
• 11:06
  bit
• 11:07
  about
• 11:07
  the
• 11:08
  future
• 11:09
  for
• 11:09
  the
• 11:09
  district.
• 11:10
  What
• 11:10
  we
• 11:10
  know
• 11:10
  so
• 11:11
  far
• 11:11
  In
• 11:12
  November
• 11:12
  of
• 11:12
  2024
• 11:13
  there
• 11:14
  was
• 11:14
  a
• 11:14
  ballot
• 11:14
  measure
• 11:15
  that
• 11:16
  changes
• 11:16
  that
• 11:17
  a
• 11:17
  bit.
• 11:17
  If
• 11:17
  you
• 11:17
  want
• 11:18
  to
• 11:18
  talk
• 11:18
  about
• 11:18
  Measure
• 11:18
  AA
• 11:19
  and
• 11:19
  what
• 11:19
  that
• 11:19
  means
• 11:20
  for
• 11:20
  the
• 11:20
  Healthcare
• 11:20
  district.
• 11:21
  Absolutely.
• 11:22
  It's
• 11:22
  a
• 11:22
  very
• 11:23
  exciting
• 11:24
  component
• 11:24
  of
• 11:25
  the
• 11:25
  Healthcare
• 11:25
  District's
• 11:26
  history
• 11:27
  as
• 11:27
  we've
• 11:28
  gone
• 11:28
  through
• 11:29
  several
• 11:29
  years
• 11:29
  of
• 11:30
  negotiations
• 11:31
  with
• 11:31
  Tennant
• 11:32
  Health
• 11:32
  Systems
• 11:33
  to
• 11:34
  extend
• 11:34
  the
• 11:35
  lease
• 11:35
  that
• 11:36
  currently
• 11:36
  expires
• 11:37
  in
• 11:37
  2027.
• 11:39
  And
• 11:40
  so
• 11:40
  there
• 11:40
  was
• 11:40
  a
• 11:41
  very
• 11:42
  involved
• 11:43
  process.
• 11:44
  We
• 11:44
  included
• 11:44
  the
• 11:45
  public
• 11:45
  in
• 11:46
  that
• 11:46
  process.
• 11:47
  We
• 11:47
  held
• 11:48
  over
• 11:48
  11
• 11:49
  public
• 11:49
  meetings
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  to
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  gain
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  feedback
• 11:52
  and
• 11:53
  communication
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  from
• 11:54
  our
• 11:54
  community
• 11:55
  residents.
• 11:56
  And
• 11:56
  ultimately
• 11:57
  that
• 11:58
  resulted
• 11:58
  in
• 11:59
  a
• 11:59
  lease
• 12:00
  purchase
• 12:00
  agreement
• 12:01
  that
• 12:01
  was
• 12:02
  negotiated
• 12:03
  and
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  accepted
• 12:05
  by
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  both
• 12:06
  sides.
• 12:07
  And
• 12:08
  as
• 12:08
  a
• 12:08
  public
• 12:08
  agency,
• 12:09
  we're
• 12:10
  required
• 12:10
  to
• 12:11
  put
• 12:11
  that
• 12:12
  on
• 12:12
  an
• 12:12
  election
• 12:13
  ballot
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  to
• 12:14
  allow
• 12:15
  the
• 12:15
  residents
• 12:16
  of
• 12:16
  the
• 12:17
  district
• 12:17
  to
• 12:18
  vote
• 12:19
  either
• 12:19
  yay
• 12:19
  or
• 12:20
  nay
• 12:20
  for
• 12:20
  that
• 12:21
  initiative.
• 12:22
  And
• 12:23
  so
• 12:23
  that
• 12:23
  passed
• 12:24
  resoundingly
• 12:25
  with
• 12:26
  a
• 12:26
  positive
• 12:27
  vote
• 12:27
  of
• 12:27
  72%.
• 12:29
  And
• 12:30
  so
• 12:30
  we're
• 12:31
  excited
• 12:32
  about
• 12:32
  that
• 12:32
  in
• 12:32
  the
• 12:33
  sense
• 12:33
  that
• 12:33
  we
• 12:33
  receive
• 12:34
  several
• 12:35
  hundred
• 12:35
  million
• 12:36
  dollars
• 12:36
  over
• 12:37
  the
• 12:37
  the
• 12:37
  next
• 12:38
  30
• 12:38
  plus
• 12:38
  years
• 12:39
  and
• 12:40
  that
• 12:40
  will
• 12:41
  help
• 12:41
  continue
• 12:42
  the
• 12:42
  support
• 12:42
  of
• 12:43
  the
• 12:43
  health
• 12:43
  and
• 12:43
  wellness
• 12:44
  programs
• 12:44
  and
• 12:45
  access
• 12:45
  to
• 12:45
  care
• 12:46
  that
• 12:46
  the
• 12:46
  Healthcare
• 12:46
  District
• 12:47
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• 12:48
  Right.
• 12:48
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  the
• 12:50
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• 12:51
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• 12:51
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• 12:52
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