HealthTalk A.I. recognized MedCura Health with its inaugural 2026 Innovation for Community Impact Award at HealthTalk A.I. CONNECT 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. The event brought together healthcare leaders to share experiences and explore ways to improve patient access, engagement, and care delivery.
Jen Calohan, RN, TQMP, SOLC, LSSBB, Chief Operating Officer at HealthTalk A.I., presented the award to Denatras Silas, Chief Information Officer at MedCura Health, during the leadership summit.
The award recognizes MedCura’s thoughtful use of technology to connect people with essential care and community resources. Through its use of HealthTalk A.I., MedCura has made patient engagement an extension of its commitment to meeting people where they are.
“Each of these efforts starts with a simple idea: community health extends beyond the walls of a clinic,” Calohan said during the presentation. “It begins with reaching people, understanding their needs, and helping them take the next step toward care.”
MedCura Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center providing affordable, accessible, quality primary care to ethnically diverse patients and their families, including underserved and uninsured populations. Its 14 locations serve communities across metro Atlanta in Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Rockdale counties.
MedCura’s approach to innovation brings together an interdisciplinary team to identify community needs and put technology to work in ways that support patients and the organization. That collaboration has helped the team extend outreach beyond traditional appointment reminders to engage people around services and events that matter to their families.
During Men’s Health Month, for example, MedCura used HealthTalk A.I. to engage men around a community event offering prostate cancer screening. The team has also supported outreach for back-to-school events providing children with free backpacks and school supplies, along with other community health and wellness events.
That same commitment shapes how MedCura helps people access ongoing care. Its Digital Front Door makes it easier for community members to become new patients, while outreach supports families registering for school-based healthcare.
MedCura also uses the patient engagement platform to advance quality measures and close gaps in care. By reminding patients when preventive services are due and making it simple to schedule within the same interactive conversation, the team helps patients take the next step toward better health. Patient feedback outreach provides another opportunity to understand people’s experiences and identify ways to improve.
Together, these efforts reflect the purpose of the Innovation for Community Impact Award: recognizing how thoughtful patient engagement can bring care closer to the people who need it.
HealthTalk A.I. congratulates Denatras Silas and the entire MedCura Health team on this inaugural recognition and their continued commitment to the communities they serve.
