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Ernia Hughes MBA

Director, Office of Health Center Investment Oversight, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA

Ernia Hughes is the director of the Office of Health Center Investment Oversight (OHCIO) at the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC)-Health Resources and Services Administration. The OHCIO is dedicated to creating a measurable and lasting impact on health outcomes, health equity, and Health Center Program performance through oversight of BPHC investments. Hughes is accountable for more than 1300 Federally Qualified Health Centers and a grant portfolio of more than $6 billion. Ernia’s professional career began in Boston, Massachusetts and spanned over 15 years. There she led national public health programs and social justice campaigns. Ernia held director roles in two Boston-based community health centers and served as the executive director of the Massachusetts Coalition of School-based Health Centers. Hughes earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Boston College and a master’s degree in business administration from Northeastern University.

Appearances

  • Thumbnail for Fireside Chat with BPHC: The Latest Emerging Issues and Administrative Update
    Date
    August 29, 2022
    Senior staff from HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) will provide updates related to health center oversight, quality improvement initiatives, new policies and program developments, and issues related to COVID-19…

    Moderator

    Speaker Image for Vacheria Keys
    Associate Vice President, Policy & Regulatory Affairs, NACHC

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Joseph
    Jennifer Joseph, PhD, MSEd
    Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Angela Powell
    Angela Powell, MPH, CPH
    Director, Office of Health Center Program Monitoring, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Ernia Hughes
    Director, Office of Health Center Investment Oversight, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
  • Thumbnail for PCA and HCCN General Session (Invitation Only and Special Registration Required)
    Date
    August 26, 2022

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Rachel Gonzales-Hanson
    Interim CEO, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Donald Weaver
    Senior Advisor, Clinical Workforce, NACHC
    Speaker Image for James Macrae
    James Macrae, MA, MPP
    Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Angela Powell
    Angela Powell, MPH, CPH
    Director, Office of Health Center Program Monitoring, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Suma Nair
    Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD
    Director, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Tracey Orloff
    Director, Strategic Partnerships Division, Office of Quality Improvement, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Camila Silva
    Deputy Director, Center for Community Health Innovation, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Stephanie Harrison
    Chief Executive Officer, Wisconsin Primary Care Association
    Speaker Image for Rose Duhan
    President and CEO, Community Health Care Association of New York State
    Speaker Image for Gerrelda Davis
    Executive Director, Louisiana Primary Care Association
    Speaker Image for Joe Dunn
    Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Research Division, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Joseph
    Jennifer Joseph, PhD, MSEd
    Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Amy Behnke
    Chief Executive Officer, Health Center Association of Nebraska
    Speaker Image for Michael A. Holmes
    NACHC Chair of the Board, NACHC, and Chief Executive Officer, Cook Area Health Services, Inc.
    Speaker Image for Sheila K. Pradia-Williams
    Deputy Associate Administrator, Bureau of Health Workforce/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Kate Mitchell
    Director, Office of Strategic Business Operations, BPHC, HRSA
    Speaker Image for Jennifer Nolty
    Director, PCA and Network Relations, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Jason Greer
    Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Community Managed Care Network, Inc.
    Speaker Image for Ernia Hughes
    Director, Office of Health Center Investment Oversight, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Susan Burton
    Director, National Grassroots Advocacy, NACHC
    Speaker Image for Tonya Bowers
    Deputy Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSA
    Speaker Image for Scott Wolfe
    Executive Director, International Federation of CHCs

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