GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Community Health Programs has named Bethany Kieley as its new chief executive officer, effective July 17, 2023. 

 

She will oversee the countywide healthcare network caring for more than 30,000 patients in the region.

 

Kieley is currently the chief operations officer at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, a large federally qualified health center serving the New Haven, Connecticut region. Previously, she worked for nearly 12 years with ProHealth Physicians, a large medical practice network in Connecticut where she became vice president of practice operations, programs and services. 

 

She also worked as the chief operating officer for Women's Care Florida, and in her earlier career, she held administrative roles with medical practices in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. 

 

"Ms. Kieley brings an impressive healthcare executive background, expertise in medical practice development and a strong commitment to the work of federally qualified health centers, which provide health care to all," said Brian Drake, president of the CHP board. "She will be a strong asset to CHP Berkshires and the wider Berkshire community as we move forward."

 

Drake commended interim CEO, Richard "Rick" Gregg for his steady and dedicated leadership during the last year.  

 

"Rick helped strengthen CHP's medical and operational leadership, renewed CHP's partnership with the Berkshire Fallon accountable care organization in partnership with Berkshire Health Systems, and stood as a strong advocate for CHP's mission," said Drake. "We are grateful to Rick for setting an excellent stage for our next CEO." Gregg will return to Suffolk University's full-time faculty, where he will continue to teach healthcare administration.

 

Kieley earned her master's degree in business administration from Plymouth State University and completed a healthcare executive leadership program at Stanford University. She earned her bachelor's degree in music and business from DePaul University. In her community in New Haven, she has served as a volunteer and board member for Literacy Volunteers of Southern Connecticut.

 

A New Englander, she hails from Newport, R.I. and grew up in Claremont, N.H. She enjoys travel, hiking, biking and kayaking in her free time.