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Obici Healthcare Foundation Announces New President & Chief Executive Officer

Obici Healthcare Foundation Announces New President & Chief Executive Officer

Obici Healthcare Foundation’s Board of Directors has selected R. Battle Betts, Jr., MPA, as the Foundation’s new President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective August 1, 2022.

Mr. Betts joins the Foundation with over 28 years of public health, finance, planning, and policy experience, having served as Health Director of Albemarle Regional Health Services where he led 260 staff providing health promotion and disease prevention programs for over 162,000 residents in eight counties.

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Obici Healthcare Foundation awards $640,000 in grants to support nonprofits serving Western Tidewater, Virginia, and Gates County, North Carolina 

Obici Healthcare Foundation awards $640,000 in grants to support nonprofits serving Western Tidewater, Virginia, and Gates County, North Carolina 

Obici Healthcare Foundation Board of Directors announced funding of an additional $640,000 to support nonprofits dedicated to improving the health status of people living in Western Tidewater and Gates County, North Carolina.

The awarded Grant Partners deliver access to a range of comprehensive health services and increase access to nutritional foods and physical activity.

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Obici Healthcare Foundation awards Over $1.1M in Innovation Grants

Obici Healthcare Foundation awards Over $1.1M in Innovation Grants

The Obici Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce over $1.1M in funding to support nonprofit partners for the Imagine, Innovate, and Leverage Grant Fund Program. In June 2021, the Foundation released the Imagine, Innovate, and Leverage Grant Fund Program opportunity to engage nonprofit organizations seeking multi-year support for programmatic expansion or capital investment projects.

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