Mendocino Coast Health Care District Elects New Officers

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January 16, 2024

The following is a press release issued by the Mendocino Coast Health Care District:

**One of the facilities governed by MCHCD [Picture from MCHCD Facebook page]**

January 5, 2024. At a special meeting Thursday evening, Paul Garza, Jr. was elected as the new Chair of the Mendocino Coast Health Care District Board of Directors. Garza is the first Latino/Latinx to serve as Chair of the Board and one of few Latino elected officials in the County. He is also a County appointee to the Sonoma Mendocino Economic Development District, Past Chair of West Business Development Center and a member of the Redwood Region RISE’s Equity Council.

Continuing in his role as Vice-Chair of the MCHCD Board is well-known community advocate and local business owner Paul Katzeff. Susan Savage, political organizer & consultant to teacher organizations, was re-elected as Secretary. Sara Spring, long term coast resident, community activist and bookkeeper for local businesses/non-profits, was likewise re-elected as Treasurer. Past Chair Lee Finney has served as Chair for the past year and has overseen a significant transformation in the direction and mission of the District, but has decided to step down.

MCHCD has also retained the services of Kathy Wylie via an agreement with Regional Government Services. Wylie is the former Chair of the Grand Jury, past Treasurer of the Mendocino Healthcare Foundation and a local real estate Broker.

Established in 1967, the mission of MCHCD is to ensure the continuity of essential health care in the remote communities on the Mendocino Coast. The District’s primary challenge is determining how to finance the State’s mandate to bring the Mendocino Coast Hospital to seismic compliance and to upgrade its aging facilities.

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