ToRCH and Community Organizations
Bothwell Regional Health Center, primary care and behavioral health providers and community-based organizations offering social services are working together to improve community health for Pettis County’s Medicaid population.
Apply for ToRCH Grant Funds
Community-based organizations are encouraged to apply for ToRCH grant funds for existing or new programs or services that help meet ToRCH goals. Learn more by joining our online information sessions. For details and the meeting link, email torch@brhc.org.
In September 2024, the ToRCH Be Well Leadership Board awarded nearly $240,000 to four local community-based organizations.
Become a ToRCH Partner
Community-based organizations and health and human services organizations in Pettis County are invited to become a ToRCH partner and help improve community health for the county’s Medicaid population.
How is ToRCH Funded?
Acting as the central community hub, Bothwell Regional Health Center will receive state and federal funds over five years to implement and manage the program. Funding is from the Missouri Department of Social Services and the MO HealthNet Division, which manages the state’s Medicaid health insurance program. The leadership board sets the budget and project priorities.
The ToRCH Be Well Leadership Board
This board, composed of key clinical and community partners, leverages the expertise of its members in community understanding and clinical practice to strategically address health-related social needs services that are anticipated to impact hospital outcomes and community health.
- Allison Brosch, Chair
Dean of Health Sciences, State Fair Community College - Rachelle Simon, Vice Chair
Executive Director, Pettis County United Way - Marvin Smoot, Secretary
Vice President of Clinic Operations, Bothwell Regional Health Center - Brandon Ahhee
Community Support Supervisor, Burrell Behavioral Health - Anna Conroy
Residential Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, Sedalia Housing Authority - Justin Cross
Division Chief of Training, Pettis County Ambulance District - Donni Kuck
Vice-President of Regional Corporate Services, Compass Health - Barry Pabst
Director, Benton County Health Department - Angie Thomas
COO, Katy Trail Community Health - Mike Waller
CEO, Katy Trail Community Health - Lori Wightman
CEO, Bothwell Regional Health - Dawn Williams
Mental Health Coordinator, Pettis County Health Center - Michele Laas*
Chief Nursing Officer, Bothwell Regional Health Center - Maggie Schaffer*
Director of Quality, Bothwell Regional Health Center - Leslie Harris*
Director of Population Health, Bothwell Regional Health Center - Elizabeth Green*
ToRCH Program Manager, Bothwell Regional Health Center - Leslie Stevenson*
Population Health Nurse Navigator, Bothwell Regional Health Center
*Non-voting member