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Val Verde court authorizes first-stage talks with regional medical center to set up clinic space
Summary
Commissioners authorized initial planning and negotiations with LaGuardia Regional Medical Center to develop a primary-care/behavioral-health clinic (and potential infusion/oncology services) at a community center site; the hospital representative said limited oncology services could start through partners and RHC designation would take months.
Del Rio — Val Verde County Commissioners Court authorized initial planning and negotiations to explore locating a rural-clinic site within county-owned space, a step county leaders said could expand local access to primary care, behavioral health and limited oncology services.
The court authorized Commissioner Juan Carlos Vasquez to begin formal discussions and planning with LaGuardia Regional Medical Center and to return any resulting proposals to Commissioners Court for further approval.
Why it matters: County officials said adding an on-site primary-care clinic with integrated behavioral health would reduce…
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