November 4, 2011
Commissioner Ray Powell
New Mexico State Land Office
310 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Dear Commissioner Powell,
New Mexico is a state rich in history and culture. Since New Mexico was a Territory, state lands have been granted for the operation and maintenance of the Miners’ Hospital. For the past 105 years, Miners’ Hospital has never closed it’s [sic] doors. This fact is a tribute and testimonial to our Forefathers, and individuals such as yourself, that have made the best decisions possible to ensure that our miners have had a facility available to them "for the treatment and care of resident miners who may become sick or injured in the line of their occupation".
The State Land Office has fulfilled their commitment to the Miners’ Hospital since it’s [sic] inception. The funds that are entrusted to the Miners’ Hospital are critical to it’s [sic] ability to sustain services to our resident miners and general public. The funds account for approximately 25% of the Hospital’s annual revenue. In 1987, Miner’s [sic] Hospital and Colfax County merged to create the Miners’ Colfax Medical Center (MCMC). MCMC has since been providing treatment and care for most of the northeastern population and is proud to continue this great tradition.
I want to commend and thank you for the job that you do. MCMC and the other beneficiaries owe their existence and ability to remain available to the citizens of New Mexico to individuals such as yourself.
Respectfully,
Thomas Poteste
Chief Financial Officer
Source: http://www.nmstatelands.org/uploads/files/Land%20Commissioner%20Letter%283%29.pdf
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