Simon at the Annual Chamber Dinner with his Best Business Man of the Year award.
Rick Simon, CCWV's recently retired CEO, was named the 2023 Business Man of The Year by the Buckhannon - Upshur Chamber of Commerce. The award was announced at the Chamber's Annual Dinner, held on March 7, 2024.
Below are details of Simon's exceptional leadership at CCWV, which was read as he received his award at the dinner.
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Three decades ago, the seeds of Community Care of West Virginia began to grow out of a single clinic in Rock Cave – the Tri-County Health Clinic – when it hired Rick Simon as its Chief Executive Officer. By the time Simon retired exactly 30 years later, on September 13, 2023, CCWV had become a Federally Qualified Health Center that now operates 17 community health center locations, 51 school-based health clinic sites, eight 340(b) pharmacies, and one dental office, and it employs over 550 staff members.
Simon has been instrumental in changing the landscape of healthcare delivery from Tri-County Health Clinic to an organization that has expanded over his 30 years as CEO for Community Care of West Virginia. He had foresight into the changing environment of healthcare to make improvements, and part of that was making sure everyone could have access to healthcare in the communities where CCWV is located.
Under Simon’s leadership, CCWV services expanded from medical and pharmacy to include dental, school-based health, behavioral health, and addiction medicine. With a focus on providing quality care, during Simon’s tenure, CCWV earned one of the highest quality rankings for federally qualified health centers in the United States.
Simon forged partnerships with local and regional healthcare companies to ensure patients in our community received the best care possible. Just before his retirement, Simon worked with Aetna to secure a $1.2 million grant award for West Virginia Wesleyan College, to expedite the launch of their Master’s in Counseling program. The program is another partnership that will help with workforce fulfillment for CCWV’s behavioral health staff and increase patients’ ability to receive that care.
A native of central West Virginia, Simon graduated from Glenville State College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree from East Carolina University. Following many years in higher education, at Glenville State College, Mississippi State University, and North Carolina Wesleyan, Simon worked for PriceWaterhouse. Returning to West Virginia, Simon joined Community Care of West Virginia.
Keeping with his commitment to quality healthcare, since his retirement, Simon has continued to work on CCWV projects and partnerships. In addition, he has maintained his ties to the community.
As he embraces retirement, Simon hopes to travel the world with his wife, Janice.
Below are details of Simon's exceptional leadership at CCWV, which was read as he received his award at the dinner.
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Three decades ago, the seeds of Community Care of West Virginia began to grow out of a single clinic in Rock Cave – the Tri-County Health Clinic – when it hired Rick Simon as its Chief Executive Officer. By the time Simon retired exactly 30 years later, on September 13, 2023, CCWV had become a Federally Qualified Health Center that now operates 17 community health center locations, 51 school-based health clinic sites, eight 340(b) pharmacies, and one dental office, and it employs over 550 staff members.
Simon has been instrumental in changing the landscape of healthcare delivery from Tri-County Health Clinic to an organization that has expanded over his 30 years as CEO for Community Care of West Virginia. He had foresight into the changing environment of healthcare to make improvements, and part of that was making sure everyone could have access to healthcare in the communities where CCWV is located.
Under Simon’s leadership, CCWV services expanded from medical and pharmacy to include dental, school-based health, behavioral health, and addiction medicine. With a focus on providing quality care, during Simon’s tenure, CCWV earned one of the highest quality rankings for federally qualified health centers in the United States.
Simon forged partnerships with local and regional healthcare companies to ensure patients in our community received the best care possible. Just before his retirement, Simon worked with Aetna to secure a $1.2 million grant award for West Virginia Wesleyan College, to expedite the launch of their Master’s in Counseling program. The program is another partnership that will help with workforce fulfillment for CCWV’s behavioral health staff and increase patients’ ability to receive that care.
A native of central West Virginia, Simon graduated from Glenville State College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree from East Carolina University. Following many years in higher education, at Glenville State College, Mississippi State University, and North Carolina Wesleyan, Simon worked for PriceWaterhouse. Returning to West Virginia, Simon joined Community Care of West Virginia.
Keeping with his commitment to quality healthcare, since his retirement, Simon has continued to work on CCWV projects and partnerships. In addition, he has maintained his ties to the community.
As he embraces retirement, Simon hopes to travel the world with his wife, Janice.
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