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Parazo, Tuso sworn in to Antelope Valley Healthcare District Board

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[L to R] Dr. Phil Tuso, Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris, Palmdale Mayor Steve Hofbauer and Dr. Don Parazo. [Contributed]
LANCASTER — The Antelope Valley Healthcare District (AVHD) Board of Directors celebrated the election of Dr. Don Parazo and Dr. Phil Tuso recently during a swearing-in ceremony at the Museum of Art and History. Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris administered the oath of office to Tuso while Palmdale Mayor Steve Hofbauer conducted the oath of office to Parazo.

Parazo was elected to the board for a fifth term, and Tuso was elected to his first term after being appointed to the board in February to fill a vacancy. They were elected to four-year terms on Nov. 6.

Parazo is a board-certified gerontologist. He joined High Desert Medical Group in 1987 where he currently holds a variety of leadership positions. During his tenure as an AVHD board member, he served as chairman for four years and has twice been named Trustee of the Year by the Association of California Healthcare Districts (ACHD).

Parazo is actively involved in the local community as well as in statewide health-related initiatives. He is the immediate past chair for the ACHD and is a member of the California Medical Association, American Association of Family Practice, and American Medical Association.

Tuso is a board certified internist and nephrologist. He brings to the board an in-depth understanding of the complexities of healthcare and an enthusiasm for keeping Antelope Valley Hospital on a path of stability and growth. Attaining a medical degree fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming a physician. Long time Antelope Valley residents, Tuso and his wife, Donna, have been involved in several community projects aimed at helping uninsured and underinsured Antelope Valley residents.

“Dr. Parazo and Dr. Tuso have been a pleasure to work with this year,” said AVHD Board Chair Kristina Hong, RN, NP. “I’ve learned a lot from their decades of leadership experience in healthcare and look forward to working with them to provide a brighter future for Antelope Valley Hospital and the healthcare of our community.”

Other AVHD board members include Mateo Olivarez, RN, and Abdallah Farrukh, MD.

[Information via news release from Antelope Valley Hospital.]

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Filed Under: Health, Lancaster

4 comments for "Parazo, Tuso sworn in to Antelope Valley Healthcare District Board"

  1. AV Hospital needs to be turned over to LA County and be part of US system to get World Class Healthcare treatment.

    Why does AV voters vote for someone five time that hasn’t solved ER over crowding, went throw 5 CEO, and wasted $20 Million on CEO pay outs, lawsuits, credit line charges and allowed nurses strike???? Then comes after property owners to build a New Hospital with a slush fund ballot measure. They didn’t even try looking for grants or add it to State November Children’s Hospital Bond that passed easily.

    Solution turn over AV Hospital to LA County let them be responsible for solving problems. AV Healthcare District can be an advisor board and work on AV which has the worst health problems in the County.

    Glad to see AV Mayors working together….
    Best thing Palmdale voters did was to vote out Ledford dark cloud and cactus curtain and bring AV together for the good of our Valley. Ledford held us back.

  2. I saw that Yul G. Is back with a no need to worry letter to the editor. He is backing the new Mayor because he thinks he is conservative leader. What a party hack to back a guy that supported the gas tax and of course it’s because he is told who to support. This same guy hurt Steve Knights re-election as well. Blind leading the blind.

  3. I guess Hofbauer wasn’t saying anything there, since you can see both of Wrecks’ hands. What a puppet.