David Bolt has served as CEO at the Kentucky Primary Care Association (KPCA) since 2019 and as Chief Operating Officer (COO) from 2013-2019. His background includes 50 years of healthcare leadership experience with Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC), Rural Health Clinic (RHC), clinic operations, recruitment, pharmacy, oral health, school health, EMS, and community development/organization.

Prior to joining KPCA, David was Director of Network Management for a national managed care organization, adding to his involvement and knowledge in managed care, which began in 1976. Previously, he served as the COO of a large FQHC system for 10 years adding 4 new sites, pharmacy, dental services, integrated BH, and primary care and managed the adoption of the first integrated EMR in a KY FQHC. He was a CEO at a new start FQ and spent 19 years running inpatient and outpatient services at a rural regional hospital. There he set up the first telehealth health program in the Commonwealth, was the AHEC Director and developed several professional education programs in concert with the University of Kentucky and Morehead State University.

David has published and co-authored articles on rural health care issues and has held Voluntary Faculty appointments in the Colleges of Medicine, Health Services and Public Health at the University of Kentucky for over 30 years. David holds bachelor and master’s degrees from Morehead State University and served as an elected Mayor and City Commissioner for Lakeview Heights, KY for over 30 years.

Fun fact: David’s dog Finn, a full-blooded Maltese born in South Korea, is bilingual. Finn was a gift from David’s niece and nephew who were deployed in South Korea. He only knew commands in Korean when he arrived in Kentucky. David learned some commands in Korean and taught Finn commands in English. He (is Finn a boy or girl) now responds to commands in both languages.