Special district · Washington State
Public Hospital District No. 1 — Public Hospital District, Yakima County WA
Public Hospital District No. 1 is a public hospital district in Yakima county, Washington. It operates public hospitals and clinics.
Not the same as the other district numbered 1 in Yakima County. Yakima also has Fire Protection District No. 1, Port of Grandview – District 1, Port of Sunnyside – District 1, Sunnyside School Director District No. 1. These are separate governments with separate boards, budgets and ballots — sharing a number does not make them one district.
Last checked 2026-08-07
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About this district
It operates public hospitals and clinics.
| Type | Public Hospital District |
|---|---|
| Number | 1 |
| County | Yakima |
| Voting precincts | 29 |
| Official name | PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 |
| State district code | HOS390001 |
Source WA Secretary of State district and precinct files · as of 2026-08-07 · district record
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Recent elections
Election records the state publishes for this district. Board members are elected in odd-numbered years.
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rita J. Miller | 42,558 | Won, unopposed |
| 2025 | Rick Polintan | 42,414 | Won, unopposed |
| 2025 | Carol Barber | 41,551 | Won, unopposed |
| 2025 | Mike Pruett | 3,038 | Won, unopposed |
| 2025 | Cherryl (Cherri) Thomas | 2,888 | Won, unopposed |
| 2025 | Jordann Loehr | 2,805 | Won, unopposed |
| 2024 | Gabriela Guel | 7,897 | Won, unopposed |
| 2024 | Charlene Tillequots | 7,879 | Won, unopposed |
| 2024 | Jordann Loehr | 7,683 | Won, unopposed |
| 2023 | Anthony R. Berkley | 23,108 | Won |
| 2023 | Erin Smith Aboudara | 21,777 | — |
| 2023 | David Garcia | 2,974 | Won, unopposed |
| 2023 | Tracy Shrable | 2,929 | Won, unopposed |
| 2021 | Rita J. Miller | 39,215 | Won, unopposed |
| 2021 | Monique Taylor-Swan | 26,453 | Won |
| 2021 | Dustin Lambro | 25,412 | Won |
| 2021 | Jim Griggs | 25,220 | — |
| 2021 | Katie Bachand | 23,840 | — |
| 2021 | Leslie Mcnamara | 2,431 | Won, unopposed |
| 2021 | David Garcia | 2,405 | Won, unopposed |
| 2019 | Janet Evans | 38,015 | Won |
| 2019 | Carol Barber | 36,878 | Won |
| 2019 | Jim Griggs | 30,139 | Won |
| 2019 | Anab Abdi | 26,882 | — |
14 of the 21 races on record here drew no opponent. An unopposed race still appears on the ballot and still has to be certified. It is ordinary for special districts rather than a sign of anything.
Source WA Secretary of State election results · as of 2026-08-07 · 21 races on record
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Other districts in Yakima County
See every special district in Yakima County — fire, school, water, port, hospital, cemetery and park districts, and which of them share a number.
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Common questions
What is Public Hospital District No. 1?
A public hospital district in Yakima county, Washington, governed by an elected board of commissioners or directors. It operates public hospitals and clinics.
Who runs Public Hospital District No. 1?
Recent elected officials include Rita J. Miller, Rick Polintan, Carol Barber.
Is this the same as the other District 1 in Yakima County?
No. Yakima County also has Fire Protection District No. 1, Port of Grandview – District 1, Port of Sunnyside – District 1 and Sunnyside School Director District No. 1. They are separate governments with separate boards, budgets and ballots.
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What this page will not compute
Each of these is a number a reader might reasonably expect. None of them follow from the records we hold, so we do not publish them.
- What it levies, or spends
- Special districts set their own levies and budgets, and those filings are held by each county assessor rather than in any state-wide dataset. Nothing here is a financial figure.
- Who currently sits on the board
- We show election records where a district name matched one, which is 54% of them. A matched election tells you who won that race, not who holds the seat today — boards fill vacancies by appointment between elections, and those appointments are not published centrally.
- Where its boundary runs
- The register gives a precinct count, not a shape. Two districts of the same type in one county can be adjacent or nowhere near each other, and this page cannot tell you which.
Cite this page
This is public-records reporting. Use it, and say where it came from.
“Public Hospital District No. 1 — Public Hospital District, Yakima County WA,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-08-07, accessed 2026-08-09. https://washingtonindependents.org/district/yakima-hospital-1/
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Where this page comes from
Every figure above is read from a primary source and rebuilt on a schedule. Nothing here is modelled or inferred; where a source is silent the page says so rather than filling the gap.
- WA Secretary of State — district and precinct files
- https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/
- WA Secretary of State — election results
- https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results.aspx