El Centro Regional Medical Center announces new CEO
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) has a new chief executive officer as the hospital looks to get back on track amid a recent shuffle in leadership and financial hardships.Â
Pablo Velez, R.N., Ph.D. was appointed by UC San Diego Health as ECRMC's new chief executive officer.
The mayor of El Centro says she looks forward to working with Velez and that strategic plans are currently being talked about.
She says the ECRMC Board of Trustees is working with Pioneers Memorial Hospital and Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District to become one healthcare district.
Velez said he is ready to work with the county to get things back on track.
“I am going to be looking at a lot of data... a lot of information... I am going to be doing a lot of outreaches to with our staff... or physician... our community leaders talking to patients' family members and see what are their ideas," said Pablo Velez.
Velez worked for Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center for 25 years.
His first day as CEO is next week on Monday, April 17.
