About Authority Health

Loretta V. Bush has been a leader in the health and human services field for more than 35 years. She has demonstrated her commitment to access to health services for underserved populations, first as the public health officer for the City of Detroit and Wayne County, then as president and CEO of the Michigan Primary Care Association. She has served in key leadership roles overseeing the administration of primary care, behavioral health and dental services; a school-based health center; community-based health promotion programs and home visiting initiatives.

As the president and CEO of Authority Health, Loretta is shaping the organization’s strategic vision through the delivery of primary care at the neighborhood level while creating partnerships for physician residency training in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics and psychiatry. As the CEO of Authority Health, she oversees the second largest Graduate Medical Education program in the nation.

Loretta Bush received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and her master’s in health services administration from Central Michigan University. She is a proud member of the National Association of Health Services Executives and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

A public relations professional for more than 30 years, Dennis Archambault is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America and has received International Association of Business Communicators Gold Quill and Silver Quill awards, among other honors. Archambault has served as president of the Michigan Hospital Public Relations Association and has received the City of Detroit Fire Department Community Relations Award and the President’s Award from the Downriver Delta Community Development Corporation.

Dennis holds an undergraduate degree in English from John Carroll University and a master’s degree in advertising and public relations from Michigan State University. Prior to joining Authority Health, he was director of marketing communications for Midwest Eye-Banks, director of community relations for the Detroit Medical Center, director of marketing and public relations at Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center, and manager of marketing communications at St. Joseph Hospital-Flint (Genesys Health System).

He has served on several boards and community organizations, including two terms as president of the Detroit AM Rotary Club; also as treasurer of the Brush Park Development Corporation and as a board member for Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit and the Michigan Universal Health Care Network.

Dr. Prashanti Boinapally has a Medical Degree with master’s Level training in Epidemiology, Public Health & Biostatistics with over 12 years of experience in various health care settings. Her career started at MSU College of Human Medicine as a Postdoctoral Fellow, followed as an Epidemiologist, Project Manager, Statistician, Senior Clinical Data Analyst, Evaluation Manager & Project Lead at MPHI, MDHHS, MPRO, Trinity Health, Southwest Michigan Behavioral health & the Michigan Primary Care Association.

Her interests include Human Medicine, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Epidemiological sampling, research methodology, biostatistics, public health issues, chronic diseases, overall disease burden, Healthcare Associated infections, Substance use, lifestyle factors affecting health outcomes, health surveillance databases, data analysis, cracking data to prepare scorecards/ dashboards, evaluation methods, writing grants, securing funds, health care related project designing, implementation, care coordination, quality improvement, clinical metrics, patient safety, health care management, cost effectiveness, ROI (Return on Investment) and cultural equity (DEI). Through her career she has served in many lead roles, building collaboration, creating workgroups, connecting bridges to make projects happen, and communicating scorecards to help providers understand and attain better health outcomes.