CORRECTION: The original story identified Dr. Block as president of the Southlake Clinic. He stepped down from that position on Dec. 31, 2014.)

Dr. Terence A. Block, former president of the Southlake Clinic, has been appointed to the Public Hospital District No. 1 Board of Commissioners.

He replaces former commissioner Dr. Aaron Heide, who was removed from the board for missing meetings. Heide also is now working in Reno, Nev.

Block was appointed to the board Wednesday night by the commission. He told the commission that he would run  for election to the at-large board Position 4 in the November general election. The term expires in December 2016.

“I don’t really have an agenda,” he told the commissioners during his interview. He said he wants to provide access to quality care for the most people.

Commissioners also serve on the 13-member Board of Trustees, which oversees the strategic alliance between UW Medicine and Valley Medical.

In an interview Block said he was “strongly in favor” of the alliance.

As a commissioner, he said he would work for consensus on the board.

Jim Sullivan, who has been active in the Renton community for decades and served on the citizens committee that advised Valley Medical Center on the transition to the Affordable Care Act, also applied.

The commission also elected long-time commissioner Carolyn Parnell as president, Dr. Tamara Sleeter as vice president and Barbara Drennen as secretary.

Dr. Paul Joos is the outgoing board president. He swore in Block immediately after the appointment.

Block, a cardiologist, has been on the medical staff at Valley Medical Center since 1982. He served as the hospital’s chief medical officer from 2002-2004.

He stepped down as president of the Southlake Clinic on Dec. 31.