Palomar Health District CEO Earns More Than $840K A Year
Palomar Health provides health care in Escondido, Poway, San Marcos, Ramona, Julian, Valley Center and elsewhere.
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Palomar Health Exec Ranks High In State Special District Pay
The top executive at Palomar Health District earned more than $841,200 in wages last year, making him the fourth-highest-paid special district employee in the state, according to 2105 data. The CEO, Robert A. Hemker, was one of three employees at special districts in San Diego County to be paid more than $500,000 last year, according to data compiled by the state controller and the open government group Transparent California. The three — two Palomar Health executives and the chief executive officer for Tri-City Hospital District — were among the 14 special district employees throughout the state to crack the half-million-dollar pay mark. (Cook, 11/21)
In other hospital news —
KPBS Public Media:
High-Tech Jacobs Medical Center Opens In La Jolla
It's a hospital: the Jacobs Medical Center opened in La Jolla becoming the latest addition to the UC San Diego Health system. The new hospital stands 10 stories tall and is filled with the latest state-of-the-art medical equipment. The high-tech experience starts when you walk in the door; instead of checking in with a receptionist, you check in with a machine that resembles an automatic teller. (Goldberg, 11/21)