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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.

Our board of directors:

Jack Chapman, M.D., President
Frank E. McDonald, M.D., Treasurer
Thomas Fassuliotis, MD, Secretary
Greg DeLong, M.D., Physician Liaison 
Lynda Askew
Cheryl Christian
Gail Detraz                               
Olivia Erbele, RN
Bill Farmer, MD                        
Wes Head, MD                
Frank Lake, MD               
Jeff Marshall, MD            
Barry Munn, MD              
Rich Olson, M.D. 
Doug Oster, MD               
Deborah Paulk 
Angela Rouse
Roger Scott, PhD              
Veran Smith, RN
David Westfall, M.D.

Community Consultants to Board of Directors



Gainesville Eye Associates
Neurology Specialists of Georgia
Gainesville Urology
Good News Clinics
Healthy Hall Partnership
Good News Clinics
Northeast Georgia Surgical Associates
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Northeast Georgia Otolaryngology Associates
Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Clinic
Northeast Georgia Cancer Specialist
Northeast Georgia Heart Center
The Longstreet Clinic-Dept. of Orthopeadics
Northeast Georgia Surgical Associates
Hall County Health Dept.
Department of Family and Children Services
MedLink Gainesville
Georgia Mountains Community Services
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Case Mngmt
District II Public Health
 

 

Christy Moore
Richard Tanzella
Mark Jennings
John Phillips

 Staff

Kim Smith, RN
Rebecca Loewen
Yolanda Espinoza
Patricia Del Rio
Eunice Rodriguez

 

 

The Medical Center Foundation
NGHS Physician Services
NGHS Information Systems
Georgia Mountains RDC



Executive Director
Program Specialist
Pharmacy Technician, Good News Clinics
Assistant
Secretary

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

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