Donor Spotlight: Dave Sundstrom and Ryoko Koga

Dave and Ryoko chose to move to Reno, Nevada in 2013, which is when they began supporting Community Health Alliance. He tried to navigate the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through the Nevada website not long after ACA’s introduction. He could not, but a Community Health Alliance Healthcare Access Specialist was able to help him do so. He was impressed and appreciative. He thought, “If I could not, after a lifetime in IT, how could others do so?” They have been Community Health Alliance donors ever since. Ryoko is a Japanese citizen and her family lives there. Dave has two daughters that live in Washington and Ireland. They consider Reno their home now.

They believe contrary to the way health care is delivered in most cases in the United States nowadays, Community Health Alliance’s model to deliver most health care (exams, lab work, prescriptions, food) all in one place is a tremendous service to patients, especially those who have limited transportation. They also like that the pricing is based on one’s ability to pay. “If only our BIG healthcare system worked this way.”

They think the greatest strength of Community Health Alliance is service to patients as a whole: all the programs delivered in one convenient and high-quality facility. They hope Community Health Alliance will be able to expand its services to more and more patients in the greater area and can influence the general delivery of health care.

We thank Dave and his wife, Ryoko, for being strong supporters of Community Health Alliance. They have been recognized on the donor wall in our new and expanded Sun Valley location and the Prescription Food Pantry has been named in their honor.