S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G S E C T I O N
Mary Marran , MS , OT , MBA
President and COO
Butler Hospital
Mary Marran , MS , OT , MBA , president and COO , Butler Hospital , is only the second female president ever to be appointed to oversee Rhode Island ’ s premier nonprofit , psychiatric hospital , in its 178-year history . Mary is also currently serving as the Interim President and COO of The Providence Center and oversees the behavioral health service line for Care New England .
Mary began her decades-long career at Butler Hospital in 1984 as an occupational therapy intern . After seeing her tremendous work ethic and dedication to the patient population , the hospital hired Mary as a full-time occupational therapist ( OT ) in 1985 . She left briefly but returned to her professional roots in 1992 , where she remains today . Over the last thirty years , Mary has diligently worked her way through the ranks , serving in various roles , including overseeing occupational therapy , medical records , business development , physician contracting and relations , site operations and informatics , before being named president in 2017 .
Mary has always stood strongly and proudly in her personal and professional philosophy that early access to behavioral health care greatly improves the overall health and well-being of the individual , which impacts the health of the community as a whole .
Butler Hospital 345 Blackstone Blvd . Providence , RI 02906 401.455.6200 butler . org
Providing improved clinical health outcomes in mental wellness and substance abuse treatment since 1844 .
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Her vast institutional knowledge of hospital operations , and patient care , has helped Mary successfully lead her staff of over nine hundred , to diagnose , treat , and care for patients throughout the region seeking help for substance use disorders , mental illness , and much more . It is a mission Mary finds herself personally called to .
Under Mary ’ s guidance , Butler Hospital , affiliated with the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University , the flagship for Brown University ' s renowned department of psychiatry , an internationally recognized research center , is southeastern New England ' s only adolescent , adult , and senior psychiatric treatment center , providing assessments and treatment for all major psychiatric illnesses and substance abuse .
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