The El Camino Healthcare District today announced it has received the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence by the Special District Leadership Foundation (SDLF) in recognition of its outstanding efforts to promote transparency and good governance.
The El Camino Healthcare District Board of Directors has approved funding to support local health initiatives in El Camino Healthcare District cities for fiscal year 2023 through its Community Benefit program.
The ECHD Board of Directors is composed of five publicly elected or appointed representatives. The District has no employees, relying upon staff provided under an agreement with El Camino Hospital. Under that agreement, the hospital provides to the District its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer.
The El Camino Hospital District (ECHD) was established by voter approval in 1956 in accordance with California's Local Hospital District Law. ECHD oversees and approves ECHD tax-dollar expenditures, including expenditures for the Community Benefit Plan, which provides critical health services to the underserved. All ECHD tax-dollar expenditures are reviewed and approved at regular meetings of the District Board, which are open to the public.