STRUCTURE

Access Health Adams County is a Non-Profit, 501(c)(3) organization that was formed to improve access to healthcare for the Medicaid insured and the uninsured population. The Board of Directors is made up of volunteer representatives from social service agencies, healthcare providers, mental health, media, consumers, and business/industry. The Board structure includes: Executive, Finance, Fundraising, Planning, and Nominating Committees.

HOW WE MEASURE SUCCESS

Access Health Adams County has formally affiliated with the Alliance for Building Community to assess, implement strategies, and assist in evaluation efforts of the community goal of: Residents have access to health and social services. The following indicators have been identified to use in the future as measures of our success including:

• Percentage of individuals with health insurance
• Percentage of individuals with usual source of care
• Percentage of individuals with medical physical in the last two years
• Percentage of individuals seeing provider in the last 12 months
• Uncompensated care in Emergency Room for primary care
• Uncompensated inpatient care of ambulatory care sensitive conditions

• Peter L. Leffman, M.D., Chairman
• Mike Hilfrink, Vice Chairman
• Bev Rossmiller, Treasurer
• Art Tenhouse, Secretary
• Brad Billings, Blessing Health System
• Nancy A. Bluhm, RNC, MS, Adams County Health Department
• Kathy Ridder, JK Creative Printers 
• Jerry Kruse, MD, MSPH, Professor & Chair, Dept. of Family & Community Medicine, SIU School of Medicine
• Mike Rein, Transitions
• Gary Sparks, Quincy Housing Authority
• Dennis Williams, Teen REACH
• Dawn Gutierrez, Salvation Army
• Rev. Bob Morwell, Union United Methodist Church
• Richard F. Schlepphorst, M.D., Quincy Medical Group

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
Diane M. Hughes, MBA-Health Management

SOCIAL SERVICES RESOURCE COORDINATOR
Bridget H. Ormond, MSW, LCSW

CASE WORKER
Andrea Sims, BA 

ASSISTANT OFFICE COORDINATOR
Sarah McNay-Roman, BA