Nieves Gomez

CEO

Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA)

What has been your/your company’s most significant success over the last 12 months?

Design and development of our 35,000-square-foot health center providing integrated services and new employment opportunities to the Tri-Cities.

On which boards do you currently serve? With which nonprofits do you volunteer?

Washington Association for Community Health, Community Contracting Network, Best Practices LLC, Migrant Health Best Practices, Advocates of Community Health, CH Collective, Coordinated Care of Washington Advisory Board.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received?

Those who don’t fail don’t build anything.

To whom or where do you go for sound business advice?

Business mentors who did it first, best practices leaders, John Maxwell.

What was your first job, and what did you learn from it?

Waiter at a local Mexican restaurant. Great place to learn communication, customer service, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, time management and multitasking.

Name one item on your bucket list.

Watch Lionel Messi play in the World Cup.

Name one thing about yourself you want people to know.

I’m deeply values-driven – my faith shapes how I lead, serve others and make decisions.

What is your favorite Tri-Cities restaurant and what do you
 order there?

Mongolian Grill in Kennewick, noodles and meat combo with mongo sauce.

What has you most excited about the future of your company or industry?

AI technology related to imaging (more accurate read), documentation (provider inbox, charting), compliance (policy deck).

If you had one wish for the Tri-Cities, what would it be?

Better access to primary and specialty care.