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Agreement for Preparation of Feasibility Study between the City of Belen and Ameris Health Systems

October 05, 2011

PRESS RELEASE – City of Belen Hospital Feasibility Study – 09-16-2011

September 21, 2011

Valencia Health Commons Termination of Ameris

July 10, 2011

Valencia Health Commons and Ameris Development Services and Management Agreement

July 10, 2011

Ameris Memorandum – Feasibility of Hospital in Valencia County

July 10, 2011

Health Commons to announce provider

September 06, 2010

Valencia Health Commons, the nonprofit corporation in charge of the hospital project, is expected to announce this month the selection of the healthcare provider that will manage a hospital in Valencia County. Valencia County Commissioner Georgia Otero-Kirkham, who is a member of the health commons board of directors, said during last week’s county commission meeting [...]

Health Commons reviewing provider proposals

June 18, 2010

Valencia Health Commons this week began reviewing proposals from healthcare service providers, with one expected to be given a contract to manage a hospital in Valencia County. Health commons board member Georgia Otero-Kirkham, who is also a county commissioner, said during Wednesday night’s county commission meeting that the health commons has accepted a number of [...]

City submits detailed hospital site proposal

June 17, 2010

The City of Belen on Tuesday submitted a hospital site proposal to Valencia Health Commons, offering nearly 14 acres of land near Camino del Llano for the construction of a hospital. The site proposal provides a detailed look at what the city is calling the Healthcare Hub, the area of clustered medical facilities near the [...]

Despite lawsuit, Health Commons moves forward

May 13, 2010

Valencia County Commissioner Georgia Otero-Kirkham said at last night’s commission meeting that Valencia Health Commons, the nonprofit managing the hospital project, held its first meeting since a lawsuit challenging the validity of its project management contract with the county was resolved. While that initial lawsuit was resolved when the New Mexico Supreme Court refused to [...]

New hospital lawsuit alleges donation violation

May 12, 2010

A new lawsuit filed by residents of Valencia County alleges the Valencia County Commission violated the New Mexico Constitution in its recent attempts to get a hospital built in the county. The lawsuit filed Monday afternoon in district court says the county commission’s donation of $30,000 to update a feasibility study of the proposed hospital, [...]