The board of directors of the Alliance Medical Center, the community-oriented health care clinic in Healdsburg, has appointed Sue Labbe as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
“Sue is a highly experienced, passionate primary care leader who has been a leading force for Alliance over the past four years,” said board chairperson Phil Luks.
“She has built a strong clinical team that has been both nationally and locally recognized as leaders in the delivery of high-quality healthcare services.”
Labbe joined Alliance in January of 2017 and has served as the medical director and chief medical officer since 2018.
She led Alliance’s critically important COVID-19 response, including working with numerous local community organizations to equitably deliver over 38,000 doses of COVID vaccines to community members.
“Sue has also been very active in the day-to-day clinical operations, facilities management, administrative oversight, fiscal direction and development of overall organizational culture,” said Luks.
“We are certain our patients and our entire community will benefit from her commitment to improving the health and wellness of our community and to maintaining our status as a recognized leader in improving community health. “
Previously, Alex Armstrong held the executive officer position from 2017 to 2020. He was followed by Joan Churchill, who took over in 2020 just as the COVID pandemic struck the community, and left in March of this year.
Alliance Medical Center (Clinica Alianza), a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC), was founded in 1971 by community volunteers who saw a need for a clinic to serve migrant farmworkers and their dependents.
Their Healdsburg facility is a “one-stop healthcare” facility, providing primary medical care, dental, behavioral health and specialty care services in northern Sonoma County. It’s located at 1375 University Ave., between the Healdsburg District Hospital and Prentice Street; online at alliancemed.org.
