Mission
Jefferson Regional Health Alliance is a collaboration of regional community leaders from all sectors learning and working together to improve the health and healthcare resources of Southern Oregonians
Vision
- The organizations and individuals responsible for the health of the community are interconnected, promoting health and healthcare transformation together
- Current systems are transformed, reducing economic, cultural and system barriers to health and healthcare access while reducing the costs of healthcare services
- Relationships and resources are leveraged through collaboration to implement best practices and ensure a sustainable healthcare system
History
Established in 2005, Jefferson Regional Health Alliance incorporated as a 501c3 in 2008. As we entered the 21st century, it became increasingly clear that the healthcare system of Southern Oregon had pressing issues to address. Study after study turned up multiple levels of concerns. In 2003, Providence Health System contracted a study for the Southern Oregon Service Area to evaluate unmet community healthcare needs. They found that the most critical areas were access to primary care, prescription assistance, dental .... [More]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Bruce Van Zee MD (Chair) - Retired Nephrologist
Lee Murdoch MD (Past Chair)- Retired Pediatrician
Cynthia Ackerman (Vice Chair) - Chief Compliance Officer, AllCare Health
Jennifer Lind (Vice Chair) - CEO, Jackson Care Connect
Mike Weber (Secretary) - Director, Josephine County Public Health
Stacy Brubaker (Treasurer) - Division Manager, Jackson County Mental Health
MEMBERS
Mike Bond - CEO, PrimeCare
Richard Booth - CEO, Siskiyou Community Health Center
Brenda Johnson - CEO, La Clinica
Scott Kelly - President & CEO, Asante
Alan Ledford PhD - Executive Director, OnTrack Rogue Valley
Karla McCafferty - Executive Director, Options for Southern Oregon
William North - CEO, Rogue Community Health
Mark Orndoff - Director, Jackson County Health & Human Services
Christopher Pizzi - Chief Executive, Providence Medford Medical Center
Diane Williams MD - Retired Pediatric Oncologist
Lanita Witt MD - Retired Obstetrician/Gynecologist
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
Don Bruland - Community Advocate, AllCare & Jackson Care Connect Community Advisory Councils
Kathy Bryon - Executive Director, Gordon Elwood Foundation
Peter Buckley - Project Manager, Southern Oregon Success
Michael Cavallaro - Executive Director, Rogue Valley Council of Governments
Spencer Countiss MD - Managing Partner, Grants Pass Clinic
Stacy Ferrell - Executive Director, ColumbiaCare Services
Kym Grey - Chief of Veterans Experience, S. OR Veterans Rehabilitation Center & Clinics
Brian Gross MD - Cardiologist, Southern Oregon Cardiology
Laura McKeane - Oral Health Integration Manager, AllCare Health
Lily Morgan - Commissioner, Josephine County
Craig Norton - Executive Director, Kairos
Lori Paris - President & CEO, Addictions Recovery Center
Belle Shepherd - Sr. Policy Advisor - Government Relations, Oregon Health Authority
Jeanne Savage MD - Chief Medical Officer, Health Net of Oregon
Robert Strosser - Commissioner, Jackson County
William D. Thorndike Jr - President & CEO, Medford Fabrication
Amy Thuren - Executive Director, Health Care Coalition of Southern Oregon
Constance Wilkerson - Manager, Jackson County Continuum of Care
STAFF
Angela Warren, Collaboration Manager
Jefferson Regional Health Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
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