Message from the CEO

On May 11, the three-year COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ends.

As I look back on this unprecedented time, I am proud of the care we provided our community. CCI has remained open since day one of the pandemic, March 16, 2020. “Open” has meant that all services remained available, and all employees, regardless of function, have remained onsite.

During the past three years, the demographics of those disproportionately affected by the virus also reflected our patients and WIC participants. We knew that showing up for them was about walking our talk. We pledged to work every day to achieve greater health equity for those populations that faced barriers to care and health disparities that would only worsen in a time of universal distress.

The stakes were high, and CCI’s response had to be mighty. Community is the most powerful force on the planet, and we unleashed the powerful energy of our community—a collection of committed interdisciplinary staffers—to ensure our neighbors had access to the care they needed to live a fully active life.

Access to quality care is an integral ingredient for health quality and outcomes. In this fiscal year, CCI served a record number of residents in our Refugee Health, Family Planning, and WIC programs. Our access plan now shifts to expanding our footprint in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties to serve more people.

The Montgomery County 2022 Health Survey was recently published, and and the findings are shown on the following page.

From medical, dental to behavioral health, CCI has services available for all the areas of need reflected in the survey, proving that we have our finger on the pulse of our service area and solutions for the problems that our communities face.

In this issue, you will receive updates on our space and partnership plans in Prince George’s County. In addition, you will learn about our outreach efforts and successful partnerships within our departmental programs. Enjoy!

Sonya Bruton, Psy.D., MPA CEO & President CCI Health Services