Announcing Tara Kirk as CCC’s New Chief Health Services Officer

CCC is pleased to announce the appointment of Tara Kirk as the new Chief Health Services Officer (CHSO).

Ms. Kirk joins CCC from La Clinica in Medford, Oregon where she has served for the past twenty-three years, most recently as the Chief Operations Officer. In this role, Ms. Kirk was responsible for the full scope of day-to-day operations, including clinical services (medical, pharmacy, behavioral health, dental), support functions (call center, referrals, medical records, human resources and communications), as well as their community- based care programs. She was also deeply engaged in developing leaders across the organization. In 2023, La Clinica provided care to 25,103 of La Clinica’s 30,000 patients of record, across ten clinics and in nineteen schools.

In her new role at CCC, Ms. Kirk will lead all of CCC’s Health Services Operations. Working in partnership with the clinical and operations leadership team, she will support service integration and delivery which comprehensively meets the needs of CCC patients and clients while driving improved outcomes for individuals and CCC’s service community. As the CHSO, she will directly support program and service-line sustainability and the evolution and ongoing business development of clinical service offerings, centering “Housing is Health” as an area of focus and growth.

“The team and I are delighted Tara has chosen CCC to be her new work home and place of service,” says President and CEO Dr. Andy Mendenhall. “Tara brings more than two decades of health care operations expertise within a Federally Qualified Health Center environment serving vulnerable populations. She also brings a level and depth of curiosity, humility and creativity to her leadership, all of which will help both stabilize and grow integration of CCC services across our organization.”

“I am truly inspired by Central City Concern ‘s comprehensive, compassionate approach to care,” says Ms. Kirk. “I am thrilled to support the mission, to learn from such a dedicated team, and to build meaningful relationships along the way.” Ms. Kirk holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Health Care Management from Western Governors University as well as several professional certifications. She is passionate about leadership development, having developed content and co-facilitated the La Clinica Leadership Academy.