NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H) announced on Tuesday, Jan. 17, the appointment of Omar Fattal, MD, MPH as the public hospital system’s chief for behavioral health and co-deputy chief medical officer. NYC H+H officials said Fattal will lead the system’s efforts to expand psychiatric and substance use services, run what were described as innovative training programs for behavioral health staff, and implement strategies to recruit and retain staff.   Hospital officials said Fattal is also a psychiatrist at the Pride Clinic at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, located in Manhattan and a clinical associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry

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