Jamie Ferguson began their work experience as the Community Health Director at Monroe County Health Department in May 2005. They then transitioned to the role of Vice President of Quality at Family Medical Center of Michigan in October 2011, where they worked until September 2021. Currently, Jamie holds the position of Chief of Quality and Population Health at Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) starting from September 2021.
Jamie Ferguson completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Anthropology at The University of Toledo from 1996 to 2000. Following this, from 2001 to 2003, Jamie pursued a Master of Arts degree in Applied Medical Anthropology at The University of Memphis. Finally, Jamie attended the University of Michigan from 2003 to 2005, earning a Master of Public Health (M.P.H) degree with a focus on Public Health and Epidemiology.
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.