GHS founder, R. Chris Darling, was raised in Williamsburg, VA and received an undergraduate degree from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA. He went on to Duke University in Durham, NC and earned a Master of Health Administration degree. Mr. Darling has more than 30 years of health care experience as a health system executive, practice manager, physician association executive director and consultant. Leveraging a comprehensive network of strategic business partners, GHS works with our clients to create the right solutions for their needs rather than trying to make "one size fit all". Mr. Darling is an affiliate of the Richmond Academy of Medicine and has memberships in the Medical Group Management Association, Virginia Medical Group Management Association and The Society of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.  Mr. Darling is also a member of the gEHRiMed software Clinical Advisory Committee.

GHS strategic business partners have extensive healthcare experience in the following areas:

• Medical direction of on-site geriatric medical practices • Legal • Accounting and tax • Payroll and human resources • Benefit plan design and administration • Use of “big” healthcare data

• Alternative payment models • (ACO’s) • Electronic health records • Real estate • Hospital and health system relations • Local and state government relations • Primary and secondary market analysis • Website and social media deployment.