Total Healthcare Center Hires New CEO

TYLER — After what was termed an extensive national search, Total Healthcare Center appointed Stephanie Jones-Theaker as its new Chief Executive Officer. According to press materials, the center is Federally Qualified and in 2010 served 8,416 patients with 16,969 visits from thirteen counties. The center�s mission is to provide a medical home for patient-centered access to affordable, quality primary and preventive health care. The center accepts patients with Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, private insurance, and no insurance.

Theaker, daughter of Bessie and Willie T. Jones, is a native of Columbus, Mississippi. Theaker was the former Chief Operation Officer of Tampa Family Health Centers, Inc. Tampa, Florida, which is also a Federally Qualified Health Center. She was in charge of the day to day operations of seven health centers and 250 employees. Theaker also served as the chairperson of the Health Education and Social Services committee in East Tampa. She has been in the healthcare field for fifteen years.

Total Healthcare Center spokespeople say Theaker worked her way up the ladder, originally starting out as the office manager of a clinic. During her time with Tampa Family, she was promoted from Office Manager to Administrative Manager, Director of Administrative Services, Deputy Chief of Operations and finally Chief Operations Officer. THC officials say Ms. Theaker wrote many grants for the organization that provided additional services in the East Tampa area and throughout Hillsborough County. Officials say she attended many community meetings in order to help educate the community about the healthcare services in Tampa. During her time at Tampa Family, Ms. Theaker earned her MBA from the University of South Florida in 2009, and she holds a Bachelor of Science, Health Care Management, from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Spokespeople say the Total Healthcare Center organization is excited about having a CEO who has extensive Federally Qualified Health Center experience. A special reception is being planned later this month to introduce Theaker to the entire community.