Kathleen Silard, MS, BSN, RN, FACHE

Kathleen Silard likes to say that Stamford Health "offers world-class care, provided by kind and caring people, in a state-of-the-art setting." And she would know. After serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for 15 years starting in 2003, she was promoted to President and CEO of Stamford Health in 2018.

Stamford Health is an independent, non-profit health system comprised of a 305-bed acute care hospital, a growing ambulatory network including four multispecialty centers and a medical group with more than 200 physicians and advanced practice providers in 40 offices throughout Fairfield County, Connecticut. With more than 3,800 employees, Stamford Health is the largest employer in the City of Stamford, has an operating budget of close to $1 billion, and contributes more than $1 billion a year to the local economy.

In her roles as Executive Vice President and then President & CEO, Kathleen provided the vision and leadership which resulted in Stamford Health, accomplishing many milestones. Kathleen's expertise and foresight led to tile on-time and under-budget development of the new Stamford Hospital on the Bennett Medical Center campus in 2016, a $450 million facility that was the first LEED-Certified hospital in Connecticut.

Under Silard’s leadership, Stamford Health has experienced meaningful growth and advanced both quality and clinical programs, achieving recognition from major organizations such as U.S. News & World Report, Magnet, the American Heart Association, Great Place to Work™, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Leapfrog Group, Planetree International, and the American Heart Association. Stamford Health has also established collaborative relationships with the Hospital for Special Surgery and the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, and an expanded relationship with the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, bringing the country’s best clinical care right here to Fairfield County. In recent years, Kathleen shepherded Stamford Health through the COVID-19 pandemic, collaborating with community partners to serve at-risk groups, and even forging a unique partnership with the military to set up an alternative care site that was a regional resource during the 2020 spring surge.

Kathleen began her career as a nurse in the pediatrics and the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Albert Einstein Hospital in New York before entering the field of healthcare administration. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for various healthcare organizations including AdvanceCT, Connecticut Governor’s Workforce Council, and Greater New York Hospital Association. She is also on the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Hospital Association and is the recipient of several awards recognizing her dedication to local service in the community.

She is passionate about making a difference in the communities served by Stamford Health and committed to leading a team who provides expert, compassionate care that values and respects patients’ needs and preferences.