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UVALDE, TEXAS – Community Health Development, Inc. (CHDI) has appointed Scott Graham as Chief Operations Officer beginning September 21, 2009.  Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, Rachel A. Gonzales-Hanson, Mr. Graham will work closely with other members of senior management and staff to assure the effective leadership of operations across the organization.  He will work with department managers to effectively plan and execute the clinical and administrative activities related to delivery of services to patients, monitor productivity, provide budget oversight, and serve as facilitator and counselor on policies and practices.

“Community Health Development is delighted to welcome Scott Graham to our staff,” said Ms. Gonzales-Hanson.  “He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this position and I look forward to the future of our operations program under his leadership.”

Mr. Graham joins CHDI directly from P3S Corporation of San Antonio, where he helped provide oversight for more than 1,000 medical personnel, directed health service delivery for 200,000 beneficiaries through a $35M operating budget, and led an analysis of a $26M Department of Defense medical training program.

Author of five volumes of health service management instruction at the university level, Mr. Graham has taught courses in supervision, strategic planning, performance report writing, goal setting and time management.  He has spoken to hundreds of groups on the topics of motivation, morale and leadership.

About Community Health Development, Inc.

Founded in 1983 as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit and governed by an 11-member volunteer Board of Directors, Community Health Development, Inc. provides primary and preventive health care to the insured, uninsured and underserved people in Uvalde, Real, Edwards and Zavala counties.  In 2008, CHDI served 11,399 patients from these counties, or more than 30 percent of the total population.  Our patients represent 78 percent of the area’s families who are living in poverty and 67 percent of the area’s uninsured.  Later this year, CHDI will open a fourth campus, the Center for Community Wellness, which will provide expanded dental health services, new mental / behavioral health services and a teaching kitchen.

Community Health Development, Inc. is comprised of three health center campuses:

• Our Health / Nuestro Centro de Salud, (830) 278-7105, is located at 200 South Evans Street in Uvalde and provides medical and dental care to patients primarily from Uvalde and Zavala counties.  Hours of service are Monday and Wednesday from 8:00 am until 7:00 pm; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00 am until 5:30 pm; and Saturday from 8:00 am until 12:00 noon.
• Rolling Hills Health, (830) 232-6985, is located at Highway 83 and Oakhill Drive in Leakey and provides medical care to patients from Real, Kerr, and Bandera counties.  Hours of service are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm; and Wednesday from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm.
• Canyon Health Center, (830) 597-6424, is located at 700 Frio Street in Camp Wood and provides medical care to patients from Real and Edwards counties.  Hours of service are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm; and Wednesday from 10 am until 7:00 pm.

For more information about Community Health Development, Inc., please visit http://www.chdi4health.org/