Editor's Note: This is part 6 of a multi-part series of articles on the Prospectors' Legislative Communication Forum, held Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at Western New Mexico University's Light Hall. This article will cover the healthcare presentations
By Mary Alice Murphy
Bruce Ashburn, Prospectors president, served as the moderator in front of Sen. Howie Morales, Rep. Dianne Hamilton and Rep. John Zimmerman.
Ashburn introduced Gila Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Brian Cunningham and Susie Trujillo, GRMC Project Development.
"We are constantly evaluating our capital needs, changing between infrastructure and equipment needs," Cunningham said. "Continuing reductions in patient-care reimbursement and increasing challenges in collecting monies owed to us for services rendered present additional issues.