Erickson, Wade

Mr. Erickson began his FQHC career after being hired in October 2000 to lead the Finance Department as the CFO for Horizon Health Care, Inc. In serving in the role of CFO, Mr. Erickson participated in multiple successful New Access Point and Service Expansions grant applications as well as three Successor in Interest mergers. He was instrumental in growing the organization from a small program with seven locations and a budget of 2.5 million to a current program consisting of 31 locations with an annual budget of over 32 million. As the organization continued to grow, he played a critical role in Operations and Human Resources which eventually led to the development of the Human Resources Department and the hiring of a Human Resources Director as well as the hiring of Horizon’s first Chief Operations Officer. Upon the retirement of the long time CEO, Mr. Erickson was hired as the new CEO for the organization on 4/1/2021. He is well respected by peers and colleagues in the Community Health Center world and is often relied upon to provide advice and mentorship to new health center leaders. He is responsible for overall management and leadership of the organization including implementation of policies established by the Board of Directors, planning and implementing the systematic and coordinated delivery of primary health care services across Horizon’s 28,000 square mile service area in rural and frontier South Dakota.