About Necessary Care
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Dr. Terrence Taylor is a visionary, agile thought leader, healthcare executive, clinician, educator, entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and nationally recognized advocate for healthcare access, patient safety, and workforce development. As the Founder and Board Chair of Necessary Care Health Network (NCHN), Dr. Taylor has dedicated his life's work to ensuring that individuals receive compassionate, timely, and equitable care regardless of their socioeconomic status, geographic location, or ability to pay.

Born and raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Dr. Taylor has spent more than three decades serving his community through a diverse and distinguished healthcare career spanning pre-hospital emergency medicine, critical care, advanced practice nursing, healthcare leadership, education, and entrepreneurship. His professional journey began in emergency medical services, where he served in busy 911 systems and flight medicine programs before advancing into critical care practice across some of the nation's most complex healthcare environments.

Throughout his clinical career, Dr. Taylor has provided care in cardiovascular intensive care units, surgical trauma intensive care units, neurological intensive care units, and medical intensive care units. He also trained and practiced as a respiratory therapist before pursuing advanced nursing education and becoming an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. As an ICU Intensivist, he practiced with a private pulmonary and critical care physician group within the Texas Health System, caring for some of the region's most critically ill patients.

Dr. Taylor's experience extends across both community-based and academic Level I Trauma Centers throughout the United States. His clinical and leadership roles have included service within organizations such as Baylor Scott & White Health, Texas Health Resources, Parkland Health & Hospital System, Medical City Arlington (HCA Healthcare), Methodist Health System, John Peter Smith Health Network, St. Joseph's Health in Syracuse, New York, Arlington Memorial Hospital, and Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene, Oregon. These experiences provided him with a unique perspective on the challenges facing healthcare systems, healthcare professionals, and the communities they serve.

Throughout his career, Dr. Taylor has remained deeply committed to education and mentorship. He has trained and mentored paramedics, nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, physician assistants, and aspiring entrepreneurs, helping develop the next generation of healthcare and business leaders. Today, he continues to serve as a Professor and Program Director, combining academic leadership with real-world clinical and executive experience.

A passionate advocate for patient safety and quality improvement, Dr. Taylor's scholarly work has focused on creating safer systems of care and improving patient outcomes. His contributions to patient safety initiatives helped shape the development of a major North Texas health system's Rapid Response Team infrastructure, reinforcing his longstanding commitment to proactive, patient-centered care.

Growing up in the Oak Cliff community of Dallas, Dr. Taylor attended Umphrey Lee Elementary School, D.A. Hulcy Middle School, David W. Carter High School, and Duncanville High School. He often credits these communities for helping shape his values, work ethic, and commitment to service. In recognition of the support he received throughout his life, he has remained committed to pouring back into the communities that helped raise him.

This commitment ultimately led to the creation of Necessary Care Health Network (NCHN) and the development of a new healthcare concept known as "Necessary Care."

After more than twelve years in private practice, Dr. Taylor recognized a critical gap within the healthcare system. He observed that many healthcare needs arise outside of traditional office hours and often fall between the levels of care offered by primary care practices, urgent care centers, and emergency departments. Too often, patients were forced into expensive emergency room visits, delayed care, or prolonged suffering simply because the healthcare system lacked a practical solution.

In response, Dr. Taylor pioneered the concept of Necessary Care—a new category of healthcare that exists at the intersection of Primary Care, Urgent Care, and Emergency Care. Necessary Care is designed to provide timely, accessible, and appropriate healthcare services that prevent unnecessary emergency department utilization, reduce healthcare costs, improve outcomes, and ensure patients receive the right care at the right time.

At the heart of Dr. Taylor's philosophy is a simple yet powerful belief: every person deserves to be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect, and every community deserves access to quality healthcare.

A person of deep faith, Dr. Taylor, views healthcare not merely as a profession, but as a calling. His leadership philosophy is rooted in servant leadership, stewardship, collaboration, and a commitment to helping others achieve their fullest potential. He believes that when organizations intentionally invest in people, communities flourish, healthcare outcomes improve, and lasting change becomes possible.

Dr. Taylor is a strong advocate for collaboration over competition and has built his organizations around the belief that meaningful impact occurs when healthcare professionals, educators, community leaders, and organizations work together toward a common purpose.

His educational journey includes studies at Excelsior College, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, The University of Texas at Arlington, and Chatham University, where he earned his doctoral degree. He continues to leverage his diverse experiences as a clinician, educator, executive, entrepreneur, and advocate to create innovative solutions that strengthen healthcare delivery and expand access to care.

Today, through NCHN and his broader healthcare initiatives, Dr. Taylor remains committed to advancing a future where quality healthcare is more accessible, communities are healthier, healthcare professionals are empowered, and every individual receives the care they need when they need it.

"To whom much is given, much is required." Through a lifetime of service, leadership, and advocacy, Dr. Taylor continues to answer that call by building systems, organizations, and opportunities that leave a lasting impact on the lives of others.

Based in South Florida, Dr. Simone A. Maxwell brings more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, grant strategy, workforce development, and organizational infrastructure — having led initiatives that secured multi-million-dollar funding portfolios and built high-performing teams across multiple industries, including healthcare. She brings deep expertise in 501(c)(3) governance, federal and private grant compliance, and strategic partnerships to NCHN.

As CEO of NCHN, Dr. Maxwell is responsible for building the nonprofit arm of the mission, securing funding, and developing community health programs that serve marginalized communities — connecting church communities to healthcare through the Necessary Care Ambassador Program, a $10-per-visit membership model, and a 24-hour care access guarantee. As Chief Funding Officer Consultant for CARE-INF, Inc., she leads grant strategy and oversees the growing funding team to accelerate early-stage capital acquisition across both organizations.

Dr. Maxwell believes this mission is necessary, timely, and life-changing for the communities NCHN serves, and is honored to build alongside Dr. Taylor and the founding team. Together, we are not just building organizations — we are building a movement.