The deadline for returning ballots for the mail-in election for Measure Y is tomorrow, June 23. Voting YES on Measure Y would approve a 30-year lease agreement between the Hi-Desert Medical Center District and Tenet Healthcare. Reporter Mike Lipsitz has details about the proposed merger and electionâŚ
The fate of Morongo Basinâs only acute care hospital and affiliated facilities is about to be decided in a special mail ballot election. Measure Y asks voters for a âYesâ or âNoâ on the a 30-year agreement with Tenet Healthcare. If approved, Tenet will operate the medical center plus infuse $32 million in capital improvements into the system over the next three years. Current medical staff and employees in good standing will keep their positions with the Basinâs third largest employer. These conditions are in addition to other benefits said to come with being part of an integrated medical system that includes Desert Hospital in Palm Springs and JFK Hospital in Indio. Completed ballots must be at the ROV by June 23. A simple majority will approve or kill Measure Y.