Family Centers Names Director of New Greenwich Health Clinic

Family Centers has announced that Tom Diaz has been named manager of its new federally qualified health clinic that will open in mid-spring at the Wilbur Peck housing complex.

Diaz, a resident of Ridgefield, will oversee the day-to-day operation, strategic implementation and management of the clinic.

Called Family Centers’ Healthcare at Wilbur Peck Court, the clinic will provide primary healthcare services to children and adults living in Greenwich Public Housing units, Section 8 housing and the surrounding neighborhoods. In time, it’s expected the clinic will also offer mental health and dental services.

Family Centers received a $566,667 “New Access Points” grant – which was made possible through the Affordable Care Act – to provide the initial construction and operational funds to open a full-service primary health clinic at the Greenwich Housing Authority’s public housing community.

Diaz has more than 10 years of healthcare management experience, having held positions at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, HealthQuest, Western CT Medical Group, and Bronx Lebanon Hospital. He has also managed Federally Qualified Health Clinics for Community Health Center, Inc. and the Institute for Family Health.

Diaz earned a master’s degree in Public Administration from Long Island University and a bachelor’s degree from Quinnipiac University.

Contributed photo: Tom Diaz.