Maverick County Hospital District Board of Trustees Candidate Registration Period Opens
By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
The Maverick County Hospital District announced that three Board of Trustees’ places are up for election in the November 3, 2020 General Election, including the places currently held by Board President Jesus Casas, CPA, Board Vice-President Rebecca “Becky” Robinson, and Board Member Juan Manuel “Chuco” Farias.
Any person who is a United States citizen over the age of 18 years old and a resident of Maverick County, Texas may register as a candidate for the Board of Trustees of the Maverick County Hospital District by picking up an application for a place on the ballot and submitting the completed application at the local hospital district’s office at 3406 Bob Rogers Drive, Suite 230, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852, Telephone (830) 757-4900.
The deadline to file an application for a place on the ballot for the Maverick County Hospital District Board of Trustees Election is from July 18, 2020 through August 17, 2020. Applications may be picked up in person or via email and may be submitted in person or by mail at the Maverick County Hospital District’s Office located at 3406 Bob Rogers Drive, Suite 230, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852. The District Office is open Monday through Friday from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. There is no fee to apply as a candidate for a place on the Maverick County Hospital District Board of Trustees Election of November 3, 2020.
The Maverick County Hospital District was created in 1965 by the Texas Legislature as a public governmental entity to provide hospital and medical care to Maverick County’s indigent and needy residents.
The Maverick County Hospital District operates and manages several public health programs in the community, including the Medical Financial Assistance Program, Primary Care Clinic, Physician Specialty Group, Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program, Diabetes Self-Management Services, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, Oncology and Hematology Services Clinic, Behavioral Health, and others.
Maverick County Hospital District operates and manages a fiscal year budget of over $16 Million and is supported by ad valorem property taxes, state and federal grants, and programs’ revenues.
For more information about the application for a place on the Maverick County Hospital District Board of Trustees, please contact the Maverick County Hospital District at (830) 757-4900.
