January 26, 2011 - Margaret (Peg) Hardy, RN, CEN, MS, has been appointed as Interim Vice President/Executive Director of St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Services.  Based at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Westport Campus, located at 47 Long Lots Road, Ms. Hardy is responsible for all aspects of the behavioral health service line at St. Vincent’s Health Services, including Inpatient Units at the Westport and Bridgeport Campuses, Outpatient Services in Norwalk and Bridgeport, Seton Academy and Community Residential Services.

Ms. Hardy joined St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Services in February of 2010 as Assistant Vice President of Nursing.  Previously, Ms. Hardy served as the Director of Emergency Services and Critical Care at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mt. Kisco, NY.   Ms. Hardy worked at Northern Westchester Hospital since 1981 rising through the ranks from Staff Nurse to Director, working in or managing various departments including: Emergency, Critical Care, Behavioral Health Services, Quality Management, Occupational Health, and Medical/Surgical Inpatient.

According to Susan L. Davis, RN, EdD, President/CEO of St. Vincent’s Health Services, “In a short period of time, Peg has been successful in stabilizing and reorganizing the Nursing Department and providing leadership needed for an integrated approach to patient care in our Behavioral Health Services.”   

Ms. Hardy received her nursing degree in 1978 and a Master of Science in Strategic Leadership from Manhattanville College.  Ms. Hardy currently resides in Stamford, CT.

St. Vincent’s Health Services is conducting a national search for a permanent candidate for the position of Vice President/Executive Director of Behavioral Health Services.

About St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Services
St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Services is committed to providing exceptional care for the mind, body and spirit as an integrated continuum of behavioral health and addiction services.   St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of St. Vincent’s Health Services, operates 76 acute care inpatient beds for children, adolescents and adults at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Behavioral Health Service, Westport Campus, 16 acute care inpatient beds for adults at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, outpatient services in Bridgeport and Norwalk, Community Residential Services and Seton Academy.                                                  ###