10/31/2022
October 6, 2022
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS
The Board of Directors of Community Health-In-Partnership Services (CHIPS Health and Wellness Center) announces the retirement of Judy A. Bentley on December 22, 2022 from her position as President and CEO of the organization.
CHIPS, founded by Judy Bentley in May of 1990, has grown to be one of the community’s largest nurse-managed, full-time, full-service facilities providing free clinical, behavioral health and social services to the uninsured and underserved community in the greater Saint Louis metropolitan area.
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Judy Bentley's retirement letter noted:
Thanks to the healthcare delivery system for its support and its continuing sensitivity to the uninsured and underserved.
Thanks to the many organizations that have provided grants in support of CHIPS' mission for the past 32 years.
Thanks to the multitude of generous donors that have contributed large and small amounts to enhance CHIPS' ability to provide services.
Thanks to the numerous volunteer physicians, nurses, along with other healthcare and lay volunteers who have spent portions of their retirement years providing essential services. They have improved the health and wellness of this community while supporting our mission for the past 3 decades.
Thanks to the thousands of volunteers who supported community health screening events, annual fund raisers: run-walks, fall festivals, Prayer Breakfasts and Galas, Community Health Education Groups and many other community activities.
Thanks to CHIPS' incredible staff, without their dedication and commitment to the mission, none of CHIPS' successes would have been possible.
CHIPS' Board of Directors will provide additional information on CHIPS' operations within the next thirty days.