FORT WAYNE, IND. – MAY 25, 2023 – Alliance Health Centers has announced that Nikki King is now leading the organization as CEO.
Alliance Health Centers is a non-profit community health center and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike, located within the Lafayette Medical Center, 2700 Lafayette St., Suite 110, Fort Wayne. The clinic, which opened in December of 2020, offers primary care, behavioral health and OB-GYN services.
King joins Alliance Health Centers with extensive FQHC experience. She previously helped to open an FQHC Look-Alike in southern Indiana and went on to work with FQHCs across the country as a consultant.
With a passion for mental health and substance use treatment, King was featured in the bestselling book “Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the Future of America’s Overdose Crisis,” by Beth Macy. “Raising Lazarus” is the follow-up to Macy’s “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America,” which chronicled America’s opioid crisis and inspired a TV miniseries on Hulu. King has also been a regular guest on CNN’s “Amanpour” to discuss opioid addiction and treatment.
A self-described “professional student,” King has obtained multiple degrees related to her field. She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Kentucky, then went on to attend Xavier University, where she earned a master’s degree in healthcare administration and graduated with honors. She later earned her doctorate in healthcare administration from the Medical University of South Carolina. Currently, she is completing a degree in social work, with a focus in substance use disorder treatment, at Indiana Wesleyan University.
“I am thrilled to join the passionate and mission-oriented team at Alliance Health Centers, which has already made incredible progress in just a few years,” King said. “I enjoy the challenge of a startup environment and finding innovative ways to break down barriers to healthcare. I look forward to seeing the impact we can create in our community by re-envisioning how we provide care to those who need it the most.”
Alliance Health Centers offers a sliding-fee-scale discount for services (available to those who qualify) and will not turn away anyone for inability to pay. A certified Indiana navigator is on site to assist all area residents, not just patients, with applications for Indiana Health Coverage Programs such as Medicaid. Additionally, the clinic refers patients to community resources for needs such as housing and utility assistance.
All providers at Alliance Health Centers are accepting new patients. To make an appointment, call 260-266-0780.