LAFCO Drops a ‘Big Vault’ on Pioneers Memorial, Leaving Brawley Players Scrambling for a Reboot

EL CENTRO—In a 4-1 squad decision, the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) decided to “vault” the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District (PMHD) during a meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. This was a major play aimed at combining Pioneers Memorial Hospital and El Centro Regional Medical Center into one big “clan,” following the plan set out in Assembly Bill 918. But not everyone was ready to drop into the action—Brawley players didn’t want the merge and were cranking 90s in protest.

Alternate Commissioner John Hawk tried to delay the move, like building to avoid damage when the storm’s closing in. His plan got a lot of hype from the crowd, who started spamming “GGs” and doing victory emotes. But when Commissioner Javier Moreno asked the rest of the squad for a second on Hawk’s motion, nobody was down to back him up—complete ghosting.

Vice Chair Jesus Escobar then hit the launch pad and made a big push to approve the “vaulting” of PMHD right then and there. The move went live at 10:15 a.m., with support from Moreno, Amparano, and Salgado—basically, a squad wipe on the dissenters. Hawk was left taking damage in the storm with his lone “no” vote.

Eduardo Garcia Defends AB 918

Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, who’s like the squad leader for this whole mission, had told 760 News back in August that AB 918 was like grabbing a Legendary item out of a supply drop—it’s the key to getting the region’s health system back to full health. He said this idea had been chilling in the “lobby” for 20 years but only got real when one hospital was down to 1 HP. “Leaders from Imperial County came to me like, ‘Yo, we need a clutch save,’ so we grinded for a year to create AB 918,” he said. As for the protests and efforts to reboot the whole plan, Garcia was unshaken, saying that AB 918 was already live and wasn’t getting vaulted anytime soon.

Concerns Voiced During Public Comment

During the public comment part, residents dropped in with some hot takes. Chris Bornberg, the CEO of Pioneers Memorial Hospital, assured everyone that even if PMHD got “vaulted,” the hospital wouldn’t be getting knocked. “Think of it like swapping out a squad leader mid-game—the hospital will still be operational,” he said.

But not everyone thought it was a W. Christine Gracmeyer warned that losing important contracts could be like dropping all your loot. Those contracts are the “mats” and “V-Bucks” keeping the hospital in the game. “If PMHD gets dissolved, we could lose key contracts for billing and reimbursement—it’s like getting third-partied out of nowhere,” she cautioned.

Pending Court Decision

The zone is closing in, and the fate of PMHD will be decided in a final showdown at a 1:30 p.m. court hearing. This ruling could either keep the dissolution going or hit the reboot card and send the decision back to the players (voters). With potential challenges coming, this event could end up reshaping the whole map.

Stay tuned to 760 News for more patch notes as this story develops.

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