The People and Purpose that fuel a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center - and Why they are the Heart of Medicine | Eloisa Perard | Part I

About this episode

Eloisa Perard discusses her role as CEO of Gracelight Community Health and the importance of purpose in healthcare.

Eloisa Perard is an accomplished executive with 20+ years of experience driving organization design to align with business strategy and a track record of success partnering with business leaders. She currently serves as CEO & President of Gracelight Community Health, a non-profit, Federally Qualified Community Health Center organization. In partnership with the executive management team, Ms. Perard creates strategies in support of the organization’s mission and goals while accelerating an...

People in this episode

Host: Kim Tranquada

Guest: Eloisa Perard

Topics covered

• healthcare equity
• community health
• non-profit leadership
• executive management
• healthcare strategy

Keywords

• Federally Qualified Healthcare Center
• community health
• healthcare strategy
• non-profit
• executive leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gracelight Community Health

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