Government plays an important role in business success. When community health services are involved, strategic legal and advocacy services can be critical. Chi, through its principals and partner firms, draws on nationwide policy presence and supporting specialized legal services, from licensing and permitting to obtaining appropriations and authorizations, drafting legislative initiatives, even gauging and shaping public opinion at the local, state and federal levels (chi welcomes collaboration with your existing representation). Most importantly, chi’s model often results in the preservation or enhancement of important healthcare facilities and services in a community, and the catalyzation of economic development - political capital which chi is able to realize as additional value in its projects.