Grady Allred has accumulated extensive experience in IT support and cybersecurity, currently serving as IT Support/Cybersecurity at Western North Carolina Community Health Services since March 2022. Prior to this role, Grady worked at Pardee UNC Health Care as IT Support from June 2021 to November 2022, and as a Help Desk Technician at Avadim Health, Inc. from June 2019 to January 2021. Grady began a career in support services as a Paraprofessional at Ray Of Light Homes LLC from August 2014 to June 2019 and previously worked in claims resolution at APEX Analytix from October 2008 to September 2012.
Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS)
WNCCHS is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides medical, dental, and behavioral health services to approximately 15,000 patients in Western North Carolina. We are a private, non-profit organization with locations in Buncombe and McDowell counties, as well as a traveling mobile clinic. WNCCHS offers sliding fee scale discounts for all patients and our 340B Pharmacy gives them access to discounted pharmacy services. As a FQHC, WNCCHS maintains a patient-majority Board of Directors that reflects the people we serve — ensuring that our organization and the care we provide are directly impacted by real patients and members of our community. WNCCHS helps address social determinants of health through a variety of programs. We are the only FQHC NCDHHS Healthy Opportunities network provider in the region. WNCCHS is also the only FQHC in the region with a Medical Legal Partnership, which addresses patients’ health harming legal needs. WNCCHS provides HIV services to an 18-county service area of Western North Carolina through the Ryan White Program, serving approximately 800 patients. We also provide HIV prevention services and embrace universal HIV testing for all of our patients. The WNCCHS Transgender Health Program provides culturally competent, high quality trans health care to more than 500 patients. As a Community Health Center, social justice is woven into the fabric of WNCCHS.