Health Access Initiative Lanier

Who We Are

Health Access Initiative is a cooperative of local physicians and agencies who are working to improve access to care for uninsured adults. HAI links existing providers and enrolled patients through a central clearing house. Health Access Initiative is made up of:

physicians
the Hall County Health Department
the Good News Clinic
MedLink Gainesville
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
other community leaders.

This program is funded by a grant from The Medical Center Foundation.

Board of Directors 2009

Jack Chapman, MD, President, Gainesville Eye Associate
Frank McDonald, MD, Treasurer, Neurology Specialists of Georgia
Thomas Fassuliotis, MD, Secretary, Gainesville Urology
Greg DeLong, MD, Physician Liaison, Good News Clinics
Lynda Askew, Retired, United Way of Hall County
Cheryl Christian, Good News Clinics
Gail Detraz, Northeast Georgia Surgical Associates
Bill Farmer, MD, Northeast Georgia Otolaryngology Associates
Wes Head, MD, Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Clinic
Frank Lake, MD, Northeast Georgia Cancer Specialist
Jeff Marshall, MD, Northeast Georgia Heart Center
Barry Munn, MD, The Longstreet Clinic
Deborah Paulk, Department of Family and Children Services
Angela Rouse, MedLink Georgia
Veran Smith, Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Roger Scott, PhD, Avita Community Partners

David Westfall, MD, District II Public Health

Community Consultants to Board of Directors

Christy Moore, The Medical Center Foundation
Richard Tanzella, NGHS Physician Services
Mark Jennings, NGHS Information Systems
John Phillips, Georgia Mountains RDC

Staff

Kim Smith, RN, Executive Director
Rebecca Loewen, Program Specialist
Yolanda Espinoza, Pharmacy Technician Good News Clinics
Patricia Del Rio, Assistant
Eunice Rodriguez, Secretary

P.O. Box 907446 | Gainesville, Georgia 30501 | 770-287-0785 | fax: 770-287-07222

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