Kentucky Appoints Stephens Chief Administrative Officer of New Psychiatric Facility

Circle Connections: New Talent University of Kentucky (UK) HealthCare announces the appointment of Dr. Peggy Stephens as chief administrative officer/chief medical officer of the new Eastern State Hospital, which is projected to open in August. Dr. Stephens will oversee the opening of the new 239-bed Eastern State Hospital facility, which will be managed by UK and is located on UK's Coldstream Research Campus in Lexington. The 300,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility will provide recovery-focused inpatient psychiatric treatment in a modern setting. An award-winning psychiatrist and administrator with experience in both the . . .