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Community invited to serve on health care board of directors

Editor:

The Tuba City Indian Medical Center’s 638 Steering Committee invites all community members to submit a letter of interest to serve on a new board of directors for the soon-to-be-established Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation.

This board will be the governing authority for the newly-established regional affiliate called the “Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation.” The new corporation will be one of the regional affiliates of the Navajo Nation Health Care System.

The Navajo Nation plans to take over the Navajo Area Indian Health Services. The board is one step to administer our Tuba City hospital locally. Our 638 Steering Committee has decided this is how the board will be established. People who write letters asking to be appointed to this board must follow these guidelines:

Board of Directors: The number of directors constituting the permanent Board of Directors of the corporation shall be eleven. They will include three representatives as appointed by the current Tuba City Health Advisory Board, two representatives as appointed by the Hospital Leadership Team, two appointments by the Tuba City Indian Medical Center Chief Executive Officer, one appointment by the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, one appointment by the Moenkopi Villages, one appointment from the within the education field, and one appointment from the Business sector of the community. The majority of the appointment shall be enrolled members of the Navajo Nation.

Serving on this board will require a strong work ethic, a strong sense of responsibility and commitment, the ability to read and comprehend a large amount of written material, and the desire to work cooperatively and collaboratively with people of different backgrounds. Members should also have a strong interest in health issues.

Members of the board will be charged with working with medical staff, budgetary personnel, CEOs of various organizations, tribal health care system officials, and other health organizations. They should be able to understand and interpret numerous laws and regulations affecting the new corporation.

When you write your interest letter, explain why you would want to serve on the board, whether you’ve got any health-related experience, and include a statement of your commitment. Mention if you’ve ever served on another board and have board experience.

Sent your interest letter to: Tuba City Indian Medical Center’s 638 Steering Committee by Jan. 31, 2001, P.O. Box 600, Tuba City, AZ 86045

If you have any questions, call Dr. Susie John, Tuba City Indian Medical Center Chief Executive Officer at 520/283-2827 or Lena Fowler, 638 Coordinator at 520/283-2940.

Sincerely,

Lena Fowler,

638 Coordinator

Tuba City

Indian Medical Center

Navajo must work to profit from water resources

Editor:

Water is used to generate electricity. Electricity spells profit to corporations through consumers of electricity. Water flows to lower elevations. The Navajo Nation and its Arizona neighbors are geographically located on top of the Colorado Plateau.

Dams that are strategically located at ideal location so that water can be used to generate electricity capture water as it flows to lower elevations. Although the U.S. government runs dams, corporations such as the Salt River Project receive hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue.

Without that natural resource of water, electricity cannot be generated by the technology of dams and generating stations. Without water, corporations such as the SRP will not profit.

The royalties shared with the Navajo Nation and other smaller governments do not compare to the greater ratio of profit created by corporations and consumers of electricity.

Our objective as a Navajo Nation should be to devise a plan for water and coal technologies. Corporations like SRP, the State of Arizona and the United States government make use of natural resources, maximizing profits. If we do no choose to compete and learn how to reciprocate profit with our neighbors, we as a Navajo Nation will continue to receive the low end of the total profit.

Michael S. Bilagody

Tuba City

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