Soboba Tribal Council representatives received a gift basket from RSBCIHI board delegates in attendance. Wayne Nelson gave a blessing and was presented with a blanket in appreciation. It was an intimate event with only a handful of invited guests due to COVID-19 precautions. “The BIA lease agreement process started in November 2018 and was approved by the BIA in October 2020.”Ī groundbreaking ceremony was held on Nov. “RSBCIHI has a land-lease agreement with the Soboba Tribe for eight acres for an initial agreement of 25 years with an option for another 25 years,” explained Bill Thomsen, Chief Operations Officer for Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. The new clinic and a commodities warehouse will be a combined 53,000 square feet. The current clinic, less than a mile from the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians reservation, is 18,400 square feet. When the land that currently houses the Soboba Fire Department was put into trust in 2018, the timing seemed right to plan on building a bigger and better clinic.
More than 15 years ago, talks began about expanding the clinic to better serve the community. has been a mainstay for the Native American population for many years. The Soboba Health Clinic operated by Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc.
