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Hidalgo Medical Services warns five senior centers face service cut without new funding
Summary
Hidalgo Medical Services told Grant County commissioners it will stop operating its Compassion for Seniors program and may transfer operation of some senior centers back to the state unless local funding is secured; HMS reported multi-year operating losses and a current shortfall of $275,738.37 for fiscal 2025.
Hidalgo Medical Services told Grant County commissioners on April 8 that it will end its Compassion for Seniors program immediately and begin transitioning some senior-center services back to the state unless additional funding is secured.
Doctor Dan Otero, speaking for Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS), said the program — launched in 2021 with support from Freeport-McMoRan and local partners — provided more than $130,000 in direct assistance to about 222 seniors over three years. "Unfortunately, this program was not funded this year and we are formally announcing the end of this program for seniors effective today until additional funding sources are secured," Otero said.
The change comes as HMS reports mounting operating losses at five senior centers it operates in Grant and Hidalgo counties. Otero said HMS covered operating losses…
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