By Gil Muñoz, CEO, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, OPCA Board President & Joan Watson-Patko, OPCA Executive Director Community Health Centers have long stood as a beacon of strength, service, and care in their communities. And, this year is no different. In 2020, we’ve seen strong examples of...
2019-20 OPCA ANNUAL AWARD FOR VALUE Share your name, position, and CHC: Sarah Salisbury, Quality Coordinator for Lane County Health & Human Services Quality & Compliance Division What does this award mean to you? I am very grateful to be recognized by the OPCA for this award. Quality...
The OPCA team is so excited to be able to recognize and celebrate our Oregon health centers this year during National Health Center Week (NHCW). This year’s NHCW theme of Lighting the Way for Healthier Communities Today and in the Future, is fitting as health...
2019-20 OPCA ANNUAL AWARD FOR CHC ADVOCACY Share your name, position, and CHC: My name is Nic Powers, and I'm CEO of Winding Waters Community Health Center. What does this award mean to you? I am surprised by and truly appreciative of this recognition. As I went about...
2019-20 OPCA Annual Award for INNOVATION & LEADERSHIP IN TRANSFORMATION Share your name, position, and CHC: My name is Matt Hogge, and my full title is devoted father, loving husband, doctor of nursing practice and the medical director of the La Clinica Wellness Center. [caption id="attachment_1309" align="alignright"...
Since the beginning of the Health Center movement in the 1960s, we have responded to public health as well as social and environmental issues affecting the health of vulnerable communities. Drs. Geiger and Gibson not only provided medical care, but addressed key issues of poverty...
I have been honored to serve as the OPCA president. I moved into the role a bit ahead of schedule in August of 2017 with the resignation of my much more able predecessor, John Duke. (John stepped off the board when he changed jobs to...