UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center targets summer opening
Administrators plan to open the UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center in August with 314 staff including nurses and therapists. The hospital expects 406 workers next year and 445 in 2014, plus 46 new doctors at opening, with 72 beds and 200,000 square feet. Behavioral health gets 12 beds, and 96.5 percent of materials come from New Mexico. Local impact includes higher property values and increased spending.
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New Hospital
Unm Medical Center
Unm Sandoval Regional Medical Center
Kevin Rogels
Rogels
Rio Rancho
UNM
Rogers
New Mexico
Tom Swisstack
City of Vision
Presbyterian Rust Medical Center
Unser Boulevard
Rust
Lovelace Westside Hospital
West Side
Lawmakers Seek Leave for State Payroll to Attend Session
Two Sandoval County reps Tim Lewis and James E. Smith sponsor House Joint Resolution 18 with Rep. Dennis Roch to amend the state constitution. Voters would decide if legislators on the state payroll must take annual leave or leave without pay to attend sessions. If approved, the change would take effect immediately.
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Sandoval County
Tim Lewis
R-Rio Rancho
James E. Smith
Sandia Park
Dennis Roch
Texico
Lewis
Smith
Internal Revenue Service
Roch
New Mexico lawmaker refuse pay amid housing program debate
The article notes 95 percent of New Mexico legislators refrain from taking pay while privately employed. It details the Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds from 2008, MFA purchases of foreclosed homes in Rio Rancho, rehabs, and sales to low and moderate income families. It also covers local reactions and a teacher legislator choosing not to accept salary to avoid impropriety.
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New Mexico
Smith
Rio Rancho
Mortgage Finance Authority
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Las Cruces
MFA
Joseph Montoya
North Hills
Montoya
UPS
James Jimenez
Tom Swisstack
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