El Centro Regional Medical Center and Brawley Pioneers Memorial Hospital's merger into one unified health care system, Imperial Valley Healthcare District, is in its final stages. 'While we initially aimed for a January closing, transactions of this magnitude often take on a life of their own,' Katherine Burnworth, president of IVHD's Board of Directors stated, shedding light on the merger's status. 'We are currently waiting on the final technical step of obtaining consent from bondholders to transfer ECRMC's financial obligations to the new district.' As the merger is underway and the legal paperwork is being finalized, both hospitals are already operating as a unified system.
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