BOSTON -Sutton resident Stephanie Sullivan, PhD, LMHC, a health care leader and consultant, has been named Boston Health Care’s next general manager for the Homeless Program. , replaces Barry Bock, RN, who has led the program for the past nine years.
“The board is excited about Dr. Sullivan joining us, continuing his long history of service leadership,” said Board Chairman Brett Painchaud. “He has a lot of experience in ensuring that patients are treated in a respectful, dignified manner, and that reputation will be invaluable to BHCHP.”
Sullivan has dedicated his work to ensuring equal access to health care for disadvantaged patients, including people incarcerated and victims of violence in the community. family and sexual violence. She joins BHCHP from VitalCore Health Strategies, a leading health provider for rehabilitation organizations.
He was also a former assistant deputy commissioner of medical services for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, managing compliance and oversight for $ 850 million contracts to provide a wide range of medical services.
Sullivan notes many similarities between rehabilitation and community health. “I am very experienced with poor people who do not have access to appropriate treatment for medical, medical, mental health and other medical needs,” he said. “The position of CEO appealed to me because it reflects the pinnacle of my life’s career.”
Along with Sullivan’s important work he is initiating a drug -assisted treatment program in prison that has reduced resuscitation due to resuscitation by 40% in his first year, and the creation and implementation of the first Federal Bureau of Prisons program.
