CEO Update: March 28, 2025

New Healthcare Leaders

This week, I had the opportunity to join several STHCS Board Members in welcoming two new leaders to our region: Dr. Swagata Banik, Dean of the DePerro School of Health Professions at St. Bonaventure, and Bradley J. Chapman, FACHE, President of Bradford Regional Medical Center and Olean General Hospital.

We’re excited to work alongside both leaders as they begin their new roles, and we look forward to the ways they’ll help advance the mission of STHCS to strengthen and support the health of our communities.

A Day of Collaboration and Growth

Today is a busy day in our training room! We’re starting the morning by hosting several steering committee members for the Community Health Assessment (CHA). The CHA is a regional effort to identify the most important health needs in our communities and develop strategies to improve health outcomes. This work is being done in partnership with Olean General Hospital, Bradford Regional Medical Center, the Cattaraugus County Health Department, and Bertrand Chaffee Hospital.

Right after that, we’ll be hosting the Cattaraugus County Community Services Board meeting. This board helps guide local mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services. We’re excited to welcome two new members: Dr. Brian Walters and Dawn Colburn, who will both bring valuable perspectives to the work ahead.

It’s great to have the space to hold meetings like these, and we’re looking forward to expanding into the lower level of our building to give us even more capacity in the future.

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