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Senate panel advances bond amendment for Gila Regional's cancer equipment amid funding questions
Summary
The Senate appropriations committee adopted an emergency-clause amendment to Senate Bill 190 to enable bonding for a new linear accelerator at Gila Regional Medical Center, but members pressed sponsors on timing, the $5.7 million price tag and whether long-term bonds are prudent for equipment with a 10-year life.
Senate appropriations members adopted an amendment adding an emergency clause to Senate Bill 190 as they considered a bonding request to replace an aging linear accelerator at Gila Regional Medical Center.
The bill sponsor told the committee the legislation "allows Gila Regional Medical Center to replace their aging linear accelerator," a radiation device used for cancer treatment that the sponsor said will reach end of life in May 2028. Registered lobbyist Matthew Munoz, representing the hospital, urged support, saying, "Replacing this cancer equipment is extremely important to the community in Southwest New Mexico" so patients need not travel long…
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