Since 2002, Dr. Collier has been at the helm of ARcare as our CEO. After his medical training, Dr. Collier returned to his hometown of Augusta in 1981 and enjoyed practicing medicine, but was excited by the chance to build “White River Rural Health” (our previous name!) into the ARcare and KentuckyCare family of clinics that you know today.
Over the years, Dr. Collier has been deeply touched by his patients, who he gets to know from birth until old age. Being involved with patients for their entire lives is a special aspect of medicine for Dr. Collier. To him, the continuity of care that ARcare and KentuckyCare provide makes them completely different from a “minute clinic” or an urgent care center.
This is because the goal of ARcare and KentuckyCare is to provide “Health for All” at any age and any stage. And this is not a phrase that Dr. Collier just throws around. It is the mission that defines every decision he makes as CEO.
When he isn’t wearing the hat of CEO or interacting with patients, Dr. Collier enjoys exercising, being outdoors, spending time with his grandchildren, and traveling around the U.S. (or abroad, as time permits!).
