Newswise — El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC), an affiliate of UC San Diego Health, today announced several financial and operational updates, demonstrating significant progress toward stabilizing and strengthening a critical health services asset in the Imperial Valley. “Our goal is simple — to ensure that the people of El Centro and the broader Imperial Valley have long-term access to health care services,” said Pablo Velez, RN, PhD, chief executive officer, ECRMC. “Over the last year, the amazing team of dedicated physicians and staff at ECRMC have worked tirelessly in partnership with UC San Diego Health to help revitalize our organization — and the results we have achieved together on both the operational and financial fronts speak for themselves.
We remain committed to working with the city of El Centro, UC San Diego Health and the newly formed Imperial Valley Healthcare District, to continue on our shared mission for delivering high-quality and affordable health care close to home for everyone in the Imperial Valley.” In February 2023 , the City of El Centro, ECRMC and UC San Diego Health announced a strategic and operational plan to stabilize and financially bolster ECRMC, as well as the greater network of Imperial County hospitals. Under this plan, UC San Diego Health assumed full day-to-day operational, clinical and financial management of ECRMC.
In April 2023 , UC San Diego Health announced the appointment of Mr. Velez to the role of chief exec.
