GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — CHP Berkshires has named Thomas Duchesne as senior vice president of operations for the countywide health care network. 

 

Duchesne most recently was employed at CVS Health in Rhode Island as the lead director of strategic growth and insights.

 

Duchesne has previously held management positions at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Newport Hospital and Bristol Hospital in Connecticut, in addition to having other professional experience in the health care industry.

 

He will oversee CHP's medical, dental and mobile health operations, collaborating with other CHP leaders to plan and execute strategic initiatives. In addition, Duchesne will serve as the operations advocate for compliance, quality and safety and will oversee clinical controls, administrative and reporting procedures.

 

Duchesne is a graduate of Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, LA, where he earned a master’s degree in health administration.  Prior to Tulane he attended Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in biology, with minors in political geography and French. 

 

He resides in Great Barrington with his wife and two teenage daughters.