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El Centro Regional Medical Center says transfer to district is progressing; license change expected within weeks to months

City of El Centro City Council · September 3, 2025
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Pablo Velez, CEO of El Centro Regional Medical Center, told the City Council the hospitals' transfer to the Imperial Valley Health Care District is moving through state reviews and paperwork, with the transaction expected to close in roughly 30 to 90 days; seismic work and planning for consolidated services continue.

Pablo Velez, chief executive officer of El Centro Regional Medical Center, told the City Council the hospitals’ planned transfer to the Imperial Valley Health Care District is progressing and could be completed “within the next 30 to 90 days.”

Velez said 11 working groups are evaluating consolidation of IT, human resources, contracts and facilities and that staff are preparing applications required by state oversight offices. He named the Office of Health Care Affordability (OCA) as one required review and said the hospitals are also coordinating with the Centers for Medicare &…

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