- Occupation: Healthcare District Director
 - Director; Desert Healthcare District, 1998-present
 - Emergency Physician, Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC) 1977-present
 - Medical Director, Emergency Department, DRMC,1989-2001
 - Medical Director, Palm Springs and Cathedral City Fire Departments
 - Chairman, Riverside County Emergency Department Directors Advisory Committee
 - President, Medical Staff, Desert Regional Medical Center, 1992-4
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- To help protect the financial and healthcare assets owned by the residents of the District.
 - To identify those local not-for-profit organizations that can most likely improve the health of our Valley's citizens.
 - To fund those identified organizations so as to maximize their ability to improve the overall health status of District residents.
  
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- Mark Mathews, President, Desert Healthcare District Board of Directors
 - Sid Rubenstein, Vice-President, Desert Healthcare District Bd. of Directors
 - Dick Grundy, Treasurer, Desert Healthcare District Bd. of Directors
  
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- Access to Healthcare
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QUESTION: The 2002 Riverside County Needs Assessment
identified better access to health care as a top priority
for the Coachella Valley. How can Desert Regional Medical
Center continue to serve the valley's growing population?
 - Funding Expansion of Hospital Services
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QUESTION: As the hospital finds the need to expand services,
how will it fund the expansion?
 - Most Challenging Issue Facing the District Board
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QUESTION: What do you think will be the most challenging
issue for the Healthcare District in the next decade, and
how should the Board prepare to face that challenge?
  
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