THE STEWARD HOUSE - Key Persons
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- Registered Nurse Admissions
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Environmental Services Supervisor Environmental Services
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Director of Clinical Operations Clinicians
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Annual Giving Officer Advancement
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Data Integrity / UR Case Manager
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Director of Information Technology Information Technology
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Director of Patient Accounts Patient Accounts
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- Clinical Outreach Representative Business Development
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- Director of Library Services / Coordinator of CME Education
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- Security Officer Safety and Security
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- Attending Psychiatrist Inpatient Services
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Assistant Director of Nursing Care Nurses
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Chaplain Wellness and Spirituality
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- Psychologist Argent Program
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- Mental Health Counseling Intern Clinical Trainees
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Psychiatric Technician Nurses
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- Medical Director of Admissions Admissions
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- Residential Counselor Neuropsychiatric Program
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Recreation Assistant Recreation
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- Attending Psychiatrist Adolescent Program
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- Director of Nursing Care Inpatient Services
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- Human Resources Generalist Human Resources
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- Human Resources Generalist Human Resources
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Policy and Compliance Specialist Nurses
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Registered Nurse Admissions
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- Financial Registration Coordinator Patient Accounts
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- Manager, Health Information Management, Privacy Officer Health Information Management
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- Advancement Writer Advancement
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer at Silver Hill Hospital
- Chief Human Resources Officer Executive Team
As the Chief Human Resources Officer at Silver Hill Hospital, Christy Aherne helps drive the hospital's mission by supporting employees' financial, emotional, and physical wellbeing. She oversees the hospital's employee engagement and culture initiatives to foster an inclusive environment for all Silver Hill teammates, and is also in charge of the hospital's compensation, benefits, and HR planning processes.
Christy previously served as the Vice President of Human Resources for Surgical Care Affiliates. She holds an MA in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Montclair State University and a BA in Psychology from Ramapo College of New Jersey.
Christy is passionate about Silver Hill's mission to transform the lives of people impacted by mental health and addiction and is inspired by the staff who work tirelessly to make a difference in people's lives.
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- Social Work Intern Clinical Trainees
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- Licensed Professional Counselor Outpatient Services
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- Patient Billing Coordinator Patient Accounts
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Administrative Assistant Administrative Staff
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Safety Manager Safety and Security
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Accounting Budget Specialist Finance
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- Licensed Clinical Social Worker Clinicians
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- Admissions Coordinator Admissions
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- Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
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- Senior Admissions Coordinator Admissions
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Executive Assistant & Hospitality Coordinator Administrative Staff
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- Director of Neuropsychiatric Program Neuropsychiatric Program
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- Medical Director
- Member of the Board of Directors
- President
- President and Medical Director Executive Team
- Silver Hill 's President and Medical Director
Putting patients first is the top priority of Dr. Andrew J. Gerber, Silver Hill's President and Medical Director. A key element of Silver Hill's focus on patients involves trusting what they have to say, Dr. Gerber believes. "First and foremost, our patients need to be heard," he says. "They need to be listened to and understood by professionals who know something about what they're going through and who can help them feel better."
Dr. Gerber oversees day to day operations of inpatient, residential, outpatient levels of care, as well as nursing, research and education. He is dedicated to building a continuum of high-quality care for patients and their families using an interdisciplinary and integrative approach, while also identifying new ways to provide innovative treatment to patients regardless of their resources.
Dr. Gerber resists the temptation to quickly simplify a patient's life experience to the narrow diagnosis of a condition. "There are some things in the world you want to simplify," he says, "like difficult math problems. But human beings - their minds and their brains - are by far THE most complicated things that we know of in the universe." What that means, he says, is "if you simplify, you invariably leave important things out."
Part of the complexity of treating human beings involves friends and loved ones, Dr. Gerber acknowledges. "Our patients come to us in the context of people who care about them," Dr. Gerber says. "And while they might not be suffering first hand from the patient's disorder, they are surely suffering and they need our support as well."
Dr. Gerber is proud of what he calls Silver Hill's culture of connectedness. "It's at the core of how we help people," he says. "It's a kind of network of caring relationships, between doctor and patient and also between all of our staff and all of our patients and their families." Encouraging this culture is top of mind for Dr. Gerber. "The staff of Silver Hill are amazingly talented, and what they need from me is the necessary support and structure to care for our patients and loved ones to the best of their abilities."
Taken together, these attributes of a patient-focused philosophy are the reason Silver Hill can help patients who may not have been helped before, Dr. Gerber believes. "If we put patients first, offer them a variety of evidence-based treatments, if we listen to and trust their personal narratives, and if we embrace their complexity and connect with them, then it's a huge step forward."
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Senior Social Worker Clinicians
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- HIM Coordinator Health Information Management
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- Psychologist Psychologists
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- Attending Psychiatrist Physicians
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- Financial Registration Coordinator Patient Accounts
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Residential Counselor DBT - S Program
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- Credentials Specialist Human Resources
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- Clinical Social Worker Clinicians
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Psychologist Psychologists
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Senior Clinical Advisor, Adolescent Services Adolescent Program
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Executive Director of Brand & Hospitality Environmental Services
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Attending Psychiatrist Neuropsychiatric Program
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Attending Psychiatrist Inpatient Services
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- Social Worker Outpatient Services
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- Security Officer Safety and Security
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Admissions Representative Admissions
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Education Event Coordinator Education
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- Office Manager Outpatient Services
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Director of Education Education
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- Residential Counselor DBT Program
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Clinical Servies Manager Outpatient Clinicians
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Director of Outpatient Services Outpatient Services
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- Psychiatric Technician Nurses
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- IT Help Desk Manager Administrative Staff
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- Senior Licensed Clinical Social Worker Clinicians
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- IT Support Specialist Information Technology
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- Residential Counselor DBT Program
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Facilities Supervisor Plant Operations
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Senior Admissions Coordinator Admissions
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- Senior Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Social Media & Digital Marketing Specialist Marketing
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Assistant Director of Nursing Care Nurses
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Residential Counselor DBT Program
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- Residential Counselor Neuropsychiatric Program
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- Research Assistant Research
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- Registered Nurse Admissions
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Community Resilience Campaign Coach
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Executive Assistant Administrative Staff
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- Senior Payroll Administrator Finance
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- Administrative Assistant Administrative Staff
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- Clinical Social Worker & Assistant Team Lead Neuropsychiatric Program Clinicians
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Executive Director of Admissions & Growth Projects Admissions
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Psychology Intern Clinical Trainees
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- Security Supervisor Safety and Security
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- Senior Residential Counselor
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- Admissions Representative Admissions
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Assistant Director of Nursing Care Nurses
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Advancement Assistant Administrative Staff
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- Director of Annual Giving Advancement
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Patient Financial Counselor Patient Accounts
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- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Residential Counselor Manager Residential Counselors
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- Chief Quality Officer
- Chief Quality Officer Executive Team
In her newly created, executive-level role as Chief Quality Officer, Lisa Benton is constantly looking for opportunities to make Silver Hill better, safer, more efficient and home to a great patient experience. "You might say the hospital is my patient," she says.
Key departments reporting to her include Patient Experience, Safety and Security, Quality Improvement, Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance. Together they may generate competing demands that need balancing. "We listen carefully to feedback from patients, the concerns of our staff, and the constraints imposed by legal, regulatory and safety priorities," Ms. Benton explains. "Then we find collaborative solutions that ultimately lead to quality care."
If delivering quality care is a challenging undertaking, it is nothing more that what Silver Hill is known for. "People come to this sanctuary, this beautiful setting, with difficult issues," Ms. Benton says, "and they find these really dedicated people who are completely up to the task; who are very, very good at addressing complexity. I think that is truly unique."
Amid the complexities, Ms. Benton never forgets the ultimate goal. "If we're doing the job right," she says, "patients who come to us with a lot of anxiety can look around, take a deep breath and think: ‘Okay, I'm in a beautiful, safe place with caring, well-trained staff and I'm going to get better.'"
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- Unit Clerk Adolescent Program
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- Clinical Nurse Educator Nurses
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- Senior Patient Financial Counselor
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- Receptionist Administrative Staff
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- Admissions Coordinator Admissions
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Social Worker Intern Clinical Trainees
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- Psychiatric Technician Nurses
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- Administrative Assistant Nurses
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Residential Counselor Neuropsychiatric Program
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- Medical Director, Argent Program Argent Program
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Library Assistant Education
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- HR and Recruiting Coordinator Human Resources
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Psychiatric Technician Nurses
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- Chief Medical Officer
- Chief Medical Officer Executive Team
As Chief Medical Officer for Silver Hill Hospital, Mark Russ, MD oversees clinical operations of its inpatient, transitional living, and intensive outpatient programs, and he collaborates with the hospital's nursing, pharmacy, and laboratory services departments to ensure the highest level of care for patients and their families. Drawing on 40 years of clinical and administrative experience in a variety of psychiatric settings, including inpatient and emergency services, Dr. Russ is committed to enhancing Silver Hill's programming and improving access to cutting-edge treatments to help people with a wide range of psychiatric and addiction disorders.
Dr. Russ's interests include the neurobiological underpinnings of self-injurious behavior in patients with borderline personality disorder, assessment of suicide risk, aggressive behavior in psychiatric inpatients, inpatient unit structure and function, quality improvement, and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on mental health. He's written more than 40 peer-reviewed papers on these and related topics.
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- Security Officer Safety and Security
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- Recreation Assistant Recreation
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- Education and Argent Assessment Program Assistant
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- HIM Associate Health Information Management
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- IOP & ASP Supervisor Outpatient Services
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- Administrative Assistant Administrative Staff
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- Residential Counselor DBT - S Program
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- Assistant Team Lead Barrett House and Trauma Support Services Manager Clinicians
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- Director of Argent and Director of Psychology Argent Program
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- Attending Psychiatrist Outpatient Services
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- Senior Residential Counselor DBT - S Program
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- Executive Assistant to the President and Medical Director Administrative Staff
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Psychiatric Technician Nurses
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Marketing and Communications Manager Marketing
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Senior Admissions Coordinator Admissions
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- Financial Registration Coordinator Patient Accounts
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Residential Counselor DBT Program
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- Clinical Social Worker Adolescent Program
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- Director of Nursing and Clinical Operations Nurses
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- Senior Residential Counselor DBT Program
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- Psychiatric Technician Nurses
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Director of Advancement Operations Advancement
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- Licensed Clinical Social Worker Clinicians
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- Volunteer Coordinator / Wellness Coordinator Wellness and Spirituality
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- Environmental Services Manager Environmental Services
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- Manager of Patient Experience Patient Experience
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- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Director of Safety and Security Quality
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- Director of the Steward House Physicians
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Registered Nurse Admissions
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- IT Support Specialist Information Technology
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- National Director of Clinical Outreach, East Coast Business Development
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Social Worker Adolescent Program
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- Community Resilience Campaign Coach
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- Attending Psychiatrist DBT Program
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Chairman of the Board of Directors
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- Security Officer Safety and Security
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- Patient Billing Coordinator Patient Accounts
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Facility Operations Manager Plant Operations
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- Director, Center for the Treatment and Study of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Neuropsychiatric Program
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- Attending Psychiatrist Admissions
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- IT Apprentice Information Technology
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- Security Officer Safety and Security
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- Attending Psychiatrist DBT - S Program
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- National Clinical Outreach Business Development
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
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- Social Worker Outpatient Services
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- Senior Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technicians
Director of Research; Senior Clinical Advisor Psychologists
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- Senior IT Specialist Information Technology
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- Assistant Director of Nursing Care Nurses
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- Residential Counselor Adolescent Program
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- Curriculum Development Specialist Community Resilience Campaign
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- Senior Philanthropic Advisor & Director of Planned Giving Advancement
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- Senior Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Social Work Intern Outpatient Services
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- Admissions Representative Admissions
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- Assistant Clinical Team Lead, DBT Transitional Living Program Clinicians
Silver Hill is an independent, not-for-profit psychiatric hospital that is nationally accredited by the independent Joint Commission. Silver Hill has been a standout among the top psychiatric hospitals in Connecticut and beyond, for adults and adolescents, since it's founding in 1931.
From their first day on campus through outpatient follow-up, Silver Hill patients receive thorough, clinically astute treatment from a staff of expert clinicians.
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- Admissions Coordinator Admissions
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- Research and Data Associate Patient Experience
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Director of IT Infrastructure Information Technology
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- Attending Psychiatrist Inpatient Services
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- Senior Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Licensed Clinical Social Worker Clinicians
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- Registered Nurse Psychiatric Technicians
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- Attending Psychiatrist Neuropsychiatric Program
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- Lead Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Director of Community Relations Business Development
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- Purchasing Specialist Finance
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- Accounts Payable Clerk Finance
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- Security Officer Safety and Security
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- Executive Assistant Administrative Staff
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Safety and Security Coordinator Safety and Security
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- Chief Advancement Officer Advancement
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- Director of Human Resource Operations Human Resources
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- Social Worker Argent Program
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- Residential Counselor Residential Counselors
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- Residential Counselor DBT Program
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Attending Psychiatrist Inpatient Services
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services
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- Housekeeper Environmental Services