Ione Long is a Registered Nurse who is employed by Rural Health Group, which is a Federally Qualified Health Center/Community Health Center. She has worked at Rural Health Group for over 15 years in various roles, the most recent being Director of Risk Management. In her early years with Rural Health Group and for several years prior, Ione was an ID Case Manager and, then, ID Program Coordinator. She has recently returned to that role at Rural Health Group. Ione works closely with the ID Team, which consists of an Infectious Disease Specialist (MD), clinical staff and case managers, to ensure that the patients of Northcentral and Northeastern NC receive quality HIV/ID care and treatment.