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County hears staffing, grant and service updates from HMS, Tu Casa, hospital board and health council
Summary
Presenters from Hidalgo Medical Services, Tu Casa behavioral health, HEDA Regional Medical Center and the Grant County Community Health Council briefed commissioners on recruitment, service trends, grants and public-health priorities including opioid prevention and senior outreach.
Hidalgo Medical Services and other local health providers told Grant County commissioners they are recruiting clinicians and expanding behavioral-health services while adjusting to shifting federal funding rules.
At the start of the presentation block, Melissa Green, a volunteer with Gila Backcountry Horseman, described trail maintenance projects and grant-supported improvements that feed the county’s outdoor recreation economy.
Hidalgo Medical Services CEO (identified in materials provided to commissioners) briefed the board that recruitment remains active; he said HMS is interviewing three physician candidates and continuing to staff 13 clinical sites and five senior centers in the two-county service area. He also warned that changes in federal community-health funding have created uncertainty for health centers nationwide…
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