Dr. Stahl provides executive oversight for patient care services across a two-hospital system that includes Heywood Hospital, a 134-bed nonprofit community hospital, and Athol Hospital, a 21-bed critical access hospital. She is tasked with leading more than 700 employees through eight direct-report leaders. She sets the strategic vision for nursing and patient care delivery, drives quality and safety performance, ensures regulatory readiness and manages a patient care services budget exceeding $7 million. Under her leadership, Heywood Healthcare achieved measurable declines in patient falls, healthcare-associated infections and pressure ulcers, while strengthening employee engagement through recognition programs for nurses and non-nursing support staff. Dr. Stahl has advanced fiscal stewardship through overtime reduction and internal temporary staffing models that improved efficiency without compromising care quality. She also invests in leadership development and professional growth, expanding nurse leader roles, mentoring emerging leaders and supporting continuing education partnerships with local community colleges. In addition to leading internal nursing quality and policy structures, she serves on Massachusetts Hospital Association advisory councils and co-leads enterprise compliance and Joint Commission readiness efforts.
