Yuma Hospital District #1 exists solely to benefit the greater Yuma community – a region that stretches from eastern California to the western Sonora desert with a hospital to care for people throughout region.

The Yuma Hospital District #1 is a rare though vitally important creation of the federal government.

Since 1973, the District has owned both the land under the Yuma Regional Medical Center and the buildings that make up the campus. With more than 400 beds, the Medical Center is a vital component to southwest Arizonans in need of health care.

The District’s five-member board is made up of volunteers elected by residents in the Yuma County. The Board oversees the district’s operations and, as memorialized in several agreements with the Medical Center, advises and considers substantial improvements to the land. Meet the District’s five members here.

State law mandates the District must lease the property to a non-profit entity that operates as a hospital.

For decades, The District Board and the Medical Center worked together to bring the best medical care possible to the area.

Stay tuned for upcoming news and announcements!

Meet The Yuma Hospital District Board Of Directors

Dr. Connie Uribe

Chairman of the board

Dr. Connie Uirbe is board certified in general surgery and practiced at YRMC for over 32 years. Uribe was raised in Yuma and attended college in both the U.S. and Europe. Uribe has lectured throughout the country and is an award-winning author. The American Heart Association adopted her Advanced Cardiac Life Support pre-Course that is used to train first responders. Uribe also designed the Breast Cancer Awareness license plate of Arizona.

Dr. Ron Clark

Vice CHAIRMAN OF THE Board

Dr. Ron Clark has been an orthopedic surgeon at Yuma Regional Medical Center since 2012. YRMC is the latest hospital in a 30-year career at 10 hospitals in three states. At YRMC, Clark has been both the chair of the department of surgery and chief of the medical staff. Clark has authored numerous medical journal articles, is the past associate editor for a medical journal, a developer of surgical devices and received numerous awards for teaching family practice residents at YRMC.

Frances Davison

Board Member secretary-treasurer

Frances Davison is a certified nurse practitioner and has been in the health care arena for more than 20 years. Davison owns Southwestern Palliative Care Associates, which offers primary, palliative and hospice services in the Yuma region. Davison is committed to focusing her efforts on improving care and services to the chronically ill, the elderly and homebound residents of Yuma, which she has called home since 1986. Davison has been married for 35 years and has four sons and 11 grandchildren.