REGIONAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION CHAIR NAMED

Mary P. Leahy, M.D., MHA, CEO of the Bon Secours Charity Health System, a member of the Westchester Medical Center  Health  Network (WMCHealth), and a resident of Rockland County, was named chair of the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association (NorMet), which represents hospitals in seven counties in the Hudson Valley and advocates for reasonable and rationale health-care regulation and legislation. Her two-year term expires January 2024. NorMet is affiliated with the Suburban Hospital Alliance of New York State (SHANYS), which oversees lobbying activities for NorMet and its sister organization on Long Island, the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council. 

Leahy began her career more than 30 years ago as a board-certified internist. 

In 2012, she became senior vice president of physician operations for Bon Secours Medical Group. One year later she was named CEO of Bon Secours Charity Health System. Her efforts and leadership as CEO played a key role in facilitating the joint venture between Bon Secours and WMCHealth.  

Leahy received her medical degree from the University of Rome and a master”™s degree in health-care administration from Boston College. She is a member of the board of directors of the Healthcare Association of New York State and sits on the American Hospital Association”™s Regional Policy Board.