Nashua, N.H.-based Southern New Hampshire Health tapped psychiatrist Rhett Donathan, DO, as behavioral health medical director for Southern New Hampshire Medical Center.
Dr. Donathan joins from Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky., where he has led the behavioral health unit as medical director since 2023, according to a Nov. 10 news release shared with Becker’s.
In his new role, Dr. Donathan will work with William Charmak, PhD, chair of Foundation Behavioral Health, to oversee the quality of behavioral health care across the system. Southern New Hampshire Medical Center integrates behavioral health services throughout the system.
The addition comes as more than 25% of New Hampshire adults have a mental health diagnosis, according to the nonprofit health system, which has made timely, local access to behavioral healthcare a priority.
Joseph Leahy, DO, chief medical officer of Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, said the system aims to make high-quality care easier for patients to reach, whether at the hospital, at its primary and specialty care locations or at its inpatient behavioral health unit.
“I’m looking forward to using my experience as a psychiatrist and medical director to build on the already high-quality care that Southern NH Health has been providing for years,” Dr. Donathan said. “We will continue to focus on every aspect of behavioral health that people throughout the greater Nashua community need and deserve.”
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