Chafee Names Hospital Director

Chafee Names Hospital Director

Governor-elect Lincoln Chafee announced yesterday that he is retaining Craig Stenning, the current director of the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals.

“BHDDH is one of the state’s most important departments, providing care and support for some of our most vulnerable citizens,” Chafee said. “Craig Stenning has led BHDDH with distinction, and I look forward to his continued leadership. Craig has maintained the delivery of high-quality, effective services while instituting reforms that will enhance the department’s efficiency. With our state facing fiscal uncertainty, we must seek out reduced costs and savings – but not at the expense of the services disadvantaged Rhode Islanders depend on. I feel confident that Craig can accomplish that difficult but necessary task.”