MIHS Community Town Hall, Strategy Forum set for tonight

SHCD Chairwoman Paulina Morris to meet with constituents, discuss health system

MIHS Press Release
June 26, 2007

PHOENIX - Special Health Care District Chairwoman Paulina Morris will meet with constituents from District 3 to discuss the health system's pending FY2008 budget, the district's ongoing fight for Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funds meant to offset care given to the medically needy and ongoing plans regarding a replacement facility for Maricopa Medical Center.

In the fall of 2003, voters approved the creation of the Special Health Care District with the passage of Proposition 414. Since then, a "stunning turnaround" has taken place under the leadership of the SHCD Board of Directors and MIHS CEO Betsey Bayless.

"Thanks to the hard work of everyone associated with the health system we are moving in the right direction," Morris said. "As a board, we realize MIHS remains a work in progress, but we believe it has a future filled with limitless potential. I am looking forward to sharing that message with the residents of District 3 tonight."

About Maricopa Integrated Health System - Maricopa Integrated Health System is headquartered in the heart of Phoenix. The cornerstone of the system is Maricopa Medical Center (MMC), a major teaching hospital with a history dating back more than 100 years. Best known for its critical care services, the hospital offers Level One trauma and intensive care for adults, babies and children. Two in-patient psychiatric care centers with nearly 200 beds provide services in behavioral medicine. The nation’s second largest burn treatment facility, the Arizona Burn Center, located on the main hospital campus, treats more than 800 patients per year. Eleven family health care centers are located throughout the Valley, providing primary and specialty care ranging from well baby to HIV-AIDS patient services. For more information about MIHS, visit www.mihs.org.

Last updated on December 16, 2009