About Us

WHAT IS ACCESS HEALTHCOLUMBUS?
Access HealthColumbus is a non-profit, public-private partnership working to improve access to health care by coordinating collaborative improvement projects in Central Ohio.
Our partnership does not provide health care services — we improve local health care by coordinating innovative solutions.
OUR MISSION
to improve access to health care in our community, particularly for those most vulnerable, by convening public-private partners and coordinating innovative solutions
OUR VISION
health care for all people in Franklin County that is affordable for individuals and sustainable for our community
Our Leadership
- Jeff Biehl (click here for bio)
President
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- Kyrsten Chambers
Project Coordinator
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Board of Directors
- Thomas Hadley (Chair)
Wells Fargo Insurance Services
Columbus Chamber of Commerce Representative - Ivery Foreman (Vice Chair)
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP
United Way of Central Ohio Representative - Mike Stull (Treasurer)
Employers Health Coalition of Ohio
Business Representative - Donna Woods (Secretary)
Gladden Community House
Consumer Representative - Doug Anderson
Bailey Cavalieri
City of Columbus Representative - Dianne Biggs
Labor Representative - Lea Blackburn
OhioHealth
Hospital Representative - LaShawn Capito
Central Community House
Consumer Representative - Jack Clark
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Hospital Representative - Kevin Dixon, Ph.D.
ADAMH Board of Franklin County
Mental Health Representative - R. Reed Fraley
Ohio Hospital Association
Health Care Representative - Jerry Friedman
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Hospital Representative - Diana Riggsby Gardner
The Dispatch Printing Company
Business Representative
- Sister Barbara Hahl
Mount Carmel Health Systems
Hospital Representative - Kevin Hinkle
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Health Plan Representative - Thomas Horan
Columbus Neighborhood Health Center
Community Health Center Representative - Teresa Long, M.D.
Columbus Public Health
Health Department Representative - Jennifer Nickell-Thomas
Nationwide Insurance
Business Representative - Dianne Radigan
Cardinal Health
Franklin County Representative - Olivia Thomas, M.D.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Community Philanthropic Representative - Bruce Wall, M.D.
The Ohio State University Health Plan
Columbus Medical Association Representative - Todd Weihl, D.O.
OhioHealth
Columbus Osteopathic Association Representative - Bill Wulf, M.D.
Central Ohio Primary Care
Columbus Medical Association Representative - Jeff Biehl (President)
Access HealthColumbus
ex-officio

