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Healthcare District Board adopts new path forward with unanimous approval of 5-year Strategic Plan

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The plan will inform the District & Foundation's funding, programming, policy, and infrastructure priorities from 2027 through 2031 and beyond. With a focus on building a stronger, more responsive regional health system, the plan consists of four pillars with aligning goals, initiatives, and tactics to support them.
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New grant awards totaling $676K support Coachella Valley nonprofit services for residents

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The funds, which total $676,867, will support local healthcare scholarships, improving air quality, expanding telehealth services, and recuperative care for the unhoused.
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Save the Date: 3rd Healthy Desert Healthy You Summit Will Convene on Sept. 10 with New Topics

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Planning Committee broadens focus to include social determinants of health and moves summit to a new location.
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Palm Springs clinic expands services to include pediatrics

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A lack of pediatricians was noted in a 2023 community clinical and social needs assessment commissioned by the Desert Healthcare District & Foundation. Our mobile clinics operator, DPMG Health, is addressing the need.
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Desert Healthcare District implements new sponsorship policy & schedule

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The Board sets two deadlines per year to submit sponsorship requests of $5,000 and more and an annual cap of $25,000 per organization.
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Healthcare District releases new annual report as it plans strategic plan for next 5 years & beyond

Established in 1948 to build a hospital in then-remote Palm Springs, the Desert Healthcare District's mission has evolved through the years. However, as it was 77 years ago, increasing access to healthcare was the agency's top priority in 2025.  
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Our Values

We believe every resident in our District deserves:

  • Access to health education, disease prevention and comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services
  • The opportunity to participate in District matters through access and input to the board

We support positive health system change via:

  • Incorporating best-practice methodologies where possible
  • Encouraging accurate outcome measurement by benchmarking, monitoring and evaluation
  • Supporting innovative new practices and programs
  • Fostering collaboration and partnerships