Civic Solutions: Two-Month Waits, Too Few Doctors—the Desert Healthcare District Looks at Workforce Fixes as Part of Its Strategic-Planning Process

Civic Solutions: Two-Month Waits, Too Few Doctors—the Desert Healthcare District Looks at Workforce Fixes as Part of Its Strategic-Planning Process

Susie Dauto is a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and day-care owner. As a longtime resident of Desert Hot Springs, there’s been one constant in how she and her family get health care: They have to leave town. “Me and my family, we have to go out of Desert Hot Springs for all our health needs, whether it’s to Palm Springs, Palm Desert (or) Loma Linda,” she said. “As a mom, as a grandma, as a great-grandma, that’s always on my mind. What if…