Stephanie Sullivan, PhD, LMHC, a leader and advocate in healthcare, has been named the next Chief Executive Officer of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP), succeeding Barry Bock, RN, who has led the program for the past nine years.

"The Board is excited about Dr. Sullivan joining us, and continuing her long history of servant leadership," said Board of Directors Chair Brett Painchaud. "She has extensive experience ensuring that underserved patients are cared for in a respectful, dignified manner and that background will be invaluable to BHCHP."

Dr. Sullivan has spent her career securing equitable access to healthcare for marginalized patients, including people who are incarcerated and victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. She joins BHCHP from VitalCore Health Strategies, a leading provider of healthcare for correctional institutions. She is also a former assistant deputy commissioner of clinical services for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, managing compliance and oversight for an $850 million contract providing a full range of treatment services.

Dr. Sullivan notes many parallels between correctional and community healthcare. "I am very experienced with indigent populations not getting adequate treatment for substance use disorder, medical, mental health, and other related needs," she said. "The CEO position appealed to me because it represents the culmination of my life's work."

Among Dr. Sullivan's career highlights are initiating a medication-assisted treatment program within a prison system that reduced recidivism due to post-release relapse by 40% in its first year and creating and implementing the Federal Bureau of Prisons' first transplant program.

Since 1985, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program has been delivering exceptional medical and behavioral health services to homeless individuals and families in Greater Boston. Each year, BHCHP provides care to over 11,000 patients wherever they are: in the streets and back alleys; at over 40 clinics in adult, family, and domestic violence shelters; at our clinics at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Medical Center; and in our 124-bed medical respite facilities, the Barbara McInnis House and the Stacy Kirkpatrick House. For more information, visit bhchp.org or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.