Governor Katie Hobbs “State of the State” address
Following her “State of the State” address in Sierra Vista on Tuesday, 2/13, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs met with Chiricahua CEO Dr. Jonathan Melk and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Darlene Melk for a brief discussion about health disparities and challenges facing rural communities. Chiricahua leadership thanked the Governor, herself a former social worker, for her efforts to support the AZ Healthy Tomorrow Initiative, a state-wide effort to address workforce shortages. Governor Hobbs reiterated that she believes it is critical that Arizona and rural communities have qualified healthcare professionals to keep our state safe and healthy. We couldn’t agree more!