Indio, California

===Health care===
The city has a major hospital providing general [[acute care]], known as the [[John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital]]. JFK Memorial Hospital provides a range of services, from 24/7 emergency care to surgical services.<ref>{{cite web | title=Find ER & Hospital Locations in Palm Springs & La Quinta | website=Desert Care Network | url=https://www.desertcarenetwork.com/locations | access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> One of three hospitals in the Coachella Valley, JFK hospital expanded and opened a new maternity center as part of a 2002 hospital expansion plan for more surgical rooms, intensive care units and a new concrete emergency heliport.<ref>{{cite web | title=John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital – Indio – Golden Year | website=Palm Springs Life | date=June 29, 2015 | url=https://www.palmspringslife.com/golden-year/ | access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> The Indio (renamed John F. Kennedy) hospital opened in a new location in 1983 on land donated by hospital co-founder Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://carreonfoundation.org/bio.html |title=Carreon Foundation |access-date=October 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425084757/http://carreonfoundation.org/bio.html |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2017, JFK Memorial Hospital, Desert Regional Medical Center, and Hi-Desert Medical Center, along with several affiliated [[Outpatient clinic (hospital department)|outpatient clinics]] and centers, came together to form the Desert Care Network.<ref>{{cite web | title=About Us | website=Desert Care Network | url=https://www.desertcarenetwork.com/about | access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> According to Desert Care Network CEO Michelle Finney, the main purpose of the Desert Care Network is to "help improve care coordination between our hospitals and our affiliated entities for the more than 125,000 patients we treat every year."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ukenreport.com/desert-care-network-debuts/|title=Desert Care Network Debuts in the Desert |last=Uken |first=Cindy |date=May 7, 2018 |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>

Indio and the rest of the [[Coachella Valley]] recognize the need for free or affordable health care services for its residents. Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine, a branch of [[Volunteers in Medicine]], is the Coachella Valley's only no-cost clinic providing chronic, acute, preventive, and mental health care to adult residents. Located in Indio, the clinic had a total of 3,154 visits in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cvvim.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CVVIM-2018-annual-rpt-REV5.pdf |title=Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine Annual Report |author=<!--Not stated--> |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>

In addition, California Care Force, a non-profit organization that sets up temporary no-cost clinics across California, provides free medical, dental, and vision services for residents at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio each year. In its seventh annual free clinic in 2019, California Care Force served 1,818 Coachella Valley uninsured and underinsured residents.<ref>{{cite web | title=Past Clinics – California Care Force | website=California Care Force | url=https://www.californiacareforce.org/clinics/past-clinics/ | access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref>

In 2018, [[Loma Linda University]] Children's Health – Indio opened its doors to serve approximately 150 children per week on a range of pediatric services such as general pediatric care, neurological care, and behavioral health counseling. The clinic's large scope of health care services and weekly number of patients is largely due to its {{convert|13000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} size – making it the largest pediatric center in the Coachella Valley.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.llu.edu/patient-care/loma-linda-university-children-s-health-indio-celebrates-one-year-anniversary|title=Loma Linda University Children's Health – Indio celebrates one-year anniversary |last=Brandon |first=Sheann |date=March 14, 2019 |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>