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OVERVIEW
MISSION, VISION & VALUES
CEO & LEADERSHIP TEAM
joint powers commission
governing board

SIERRA VISTA
HOSPITAL & CLINICS
Serving Sierra County, New Mexico
Since 1978
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OVERVIEW
11-Bed Critical Access Hospital Radiology  |  Diagnostic Imaging  |  Surgery  |  In-Patient Care  |  Lab  |  Rehabilitation
24-Hour Emergency Services Emergency Department
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Community Emergency Medical Services
Rural Health Clinic Family Medicine  |  Internal Medicine  |  Behavioral Health  |  Sleep Center  |  Children’s Wellness  |  General Surgery
Walk-In Clinic Non-Emergency Medical Services

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Sierra Vista Hospital Leadership

OUR GOVERNANCE COMMISSION & BOARD
SVH joint powers commission The SVH Joint Powers Commission (JPC) is Sierra Vista Hospital and Clinics’ owner. The Commission’s role is to approve property purchase and sale and to appoint the Governing Board members. The twelve voting members are comprised of elected officials from four local governments - three County Commissioners from Sierra County, three City Commissioners from the City of Truth or Consequences, three City Councilors from the City of Elephant Butte, and three Board of Trustee Members from the Village of Williamsburg. In addition, the Hospital Administrator, the Village of Williamsburg Clerk, the Truth or Consequences City Manager, the Elephant Butte City Manager, and the Sierra County Manager serve as the five Ex-officio JPC Members.
Sierra County Jim Paxon,Chair
Travis Day, Member
Hank Hopkins, Member
Amber Vaughn, County Mgr., Ex-Officio
City of T or C Rolf Hechler, Member
Ingo Hoeppner, Member
Amanda Forrister, Member
Angie Gonzales, City Mgr., Ex-Officio
Elephant Butte Phillip Mortensen, Mayor - Vice Chair
Kim Skinner, Member
Cathy Harmon, Member
Janet Porter-Carrejo, City Mgr., Ex-Officio
Village of Williamsburg Cathy Luenenborg, Member
Margorie Powey, Member
Deb Stubblefield, Member
Amanda Cardona, VCW, Ex-Officio
SVH GOVERNING BOARD The nine-members of the SVH Governing Board serve three-year terms, with responsibility for operational and budgetary oversight as well as Hospital Administrator/Professional Services contractual agreements. The four local governments that comprise the JPC appoint Governing Board Members as follows: Sierra County appoints three, the City of Truth or Consequences appoints three, the City of Elephant Butte appoints two, and the Village of Williamsburg appoints one. The Hospital Administrator and the Chief Administrative Officers of Sierra County, The City of Truth or Consequences, the City of Elephant Butte, and the Village of Williamsburg, serve as the five Ex-officio Members of the Governing Board.
Sierra County Kathi Pape, Chair
Serina Bartoo, Vice Chair
Shawnee R. Williams, Member
City of T or C Bruce Swingle, Member
Jesus Baray, Member
Greg D’Amour, Member
Elephant Butte Katharine Elverum, Member
Richard Holcomb, Member
Village of Williamsburg Cookie Johnson, Secretary
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