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Residents press county on Memorial Medical Center lease, indigent care and outside contractor language
Summary
Multiple public commenters asked Doña Ana County commissioners on Jan. 28 to press for a transparent, independent review of Memorial Medical Center’s compliance with its county lease and to remove contract language that could allow the hospital to shape compliance findings.
Several residents and outside commenters used the county’s public comment period on Jan. 28 to press for greater transparency and caution about the county’s dealings with Memorial Medical Center (MMC), the private operator of the local hospital.
Dr. Earl Nissen said he and a community volunteer had documented cases of patients being denied care, including a woman who, he said, was turned away for lacking insurance that could be obtained through a local agency. "The answer that Memorial gave was to turn them away, which was inhumane," Nissen said. He and other speakers asked whether the county would ensure indigent‑care protections were clearly defined in any lease revisions.
Yoli Diaz, an advocate who said she has repeatedly raised indigent‑care issues with…
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