HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 23, 2026--
Legacy Community Health, Texas’ largest Federally Qualified Health Center, announces the appointment of Aaron Stewart as its new Chief Operating Officer. With over two decades of experience, Stewart is known for improving operations, supporting provider alignment, and elevating patient experience.
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His appointment comes at a pivotal time for the organization. Legacy recently added two new School‑Based Health Care clinics, solidifying its position as the largest provider in Texas. This year, Legacy will open new community clinics in Acres Homes and Pasadena, extending essential services to more patients and neighborhoods.
“Aaron brings a proven ability to strengthen operations and support teams, along with a deep commitment to community‑based care,” said Robert Palussek, Chief Executive Officer of Legacy Community Health. “We are confident he will help guide Legacy through its next chapter.”
Stewart most recently served as a Regional Administrator at Houston Methodist, where he oversaw a multi-million dollar regional portfolio and several service lines. Before that, he served as Market Chief Operating Officer at VillageMD, guiding multi‑site operations and improving clinical access, provider performance, and financial sustainability. Earlier roles in renal care helped shape his leadership style.
“I am honored to join Legacy Community Health at such an important moment in its history,” said Aaron Stewart, Chief Operating Officer. “Legacy’s mission resonates deeply with me — ensuring that every individual has access to compassionate, high‑quality care, without judgment or exception.”
Stewart holds a Master of Health Care Administration from Strayer University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from North Carolina Central University. He is a proud husband, father, and grandfather. Outside of work, he enjoys sports and is a self‑described barbecue master.
About Legacy Community Health
Legacy Community Health is a full-service health care system comprised of 63 locations in the Texas Gulf Coast region offering primary and specialty care, as well as pharmacy services. For over 40 years, Legacy has been innovating the ways we provide comprehensive, quality health care services to individuals, families, and communities in need. As the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Texas and a United Way-affiliated agency since 1990, Legacy ensures its services and programs are open to all, regardless of the ability to pay—without judgment or exception. To learn more, visit www.legacycommunityhealth.org.
Aaron Stewart is appointed to Chief Operating Officer at Legacy Community Health, Texas’ largest Federally Qualified Health Center.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Reiner may finally enter a plea Monday in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, after two previous court hearings that brought some drama but little practical progress in the case.
Reiner is set to appear in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom for his arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder with his new attorney Kimberly Greene, a public defender.
Reiner, 32, the third of Rob Reiner’s four children, has been held without bail since his arrest hours after the actor-director and his wife of 36 years were found dead with stab wounds on Dec. 14 at their home in the upscale Brentwood section of Los Angeles.
Reiner's previous attorney, the high-profile private lawyer Alan Jackson, had to quit the case at the previous hearing in January because of what he called circumstances beyond his and his client's control. He said legal ethics would not allow him to say why, but in parting he adamantly declared outside the courthouse that “pursuant to the laws of California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder.”
Jackson did not elaborate but said the conclusion came after weeks of intensive investigation before his team had to hand the case off. He said he wanted to push back against false reporting on the case.
It's not clear who hired Jackson to represent Reiner or who was paying the bill. Generally, defendants use public defenders when they can’t afford a private attorney.
Reiner is expected to plead not guilty, as is common for criminal defendants at this stage of the case, whatever their longer-term plan might be.
Reiner wore a suicide prevention smock at his initial court appearance in December but appeared without it at the hearing in January.
Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, died from “multiple sharp force injuries,” the LA County Medical Examiner said in initial findings. Authorities said they were killed hours before the bodies were discovered. A court order has prevented the release of more details. Authorities have said nothing about possible motives.
Prosecutors have said they have not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty for Nick Reiner, who is eligible for it under the charges.
Rob Reiner was a prolific director whose work included some of the most memorable and endlessly watchable movies of the 1980s and ’90s. His credits included “This is Spinal Tap,” “Stand By Me,” “A Few Good Men,” and “When Harry Met Sally… ,” during whose production he met photographer Michele Singer and married her soon after.
Nick Reiner pleads not guilty today to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, with public defense attorney, Kimberly Green, during his arraignment on murder charges for the deaths of his parents, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Chris Torres/Pool Photo via AP)
Nick Reiner pleads not guilty today to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, with public defense attorney, Kimberly Green, during his arraignment on murder charges for the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Chris Torres/Pool Photo via AP)
Nick Reiner pleads not guilty today to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, with public defense attorney, Kimberly Green, during his arraignment on murder charges for the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Chris Torres/Pool Photo via AP)
Nick Reiner pleads not guilty today to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, with public defense attorney, Kimberly Green, during his arraignment on murder charges for the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Chris Torres/Pool Photo via AP)
FILE - Rob Reiner, right, and wife Michele Singer Reiner attend the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert at Radio City Music Hall on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Nick Reiner appears at the premiere of "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 2025. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
