Kathleen Toomey Joins Team at AdCare Hospital

WORCESTER — Kathleen Toomey has joined AdCare Hospital as Community Services representative for Central Mass.

Toomey has nearly a decade of experience in the healthcare industry and almost three decades of experience in community and external affairs. She is serving her sixth two-year term as a Worcester city councilor and previously served three two-year terms on the Worcester School Committee. As Community Services Representative for Central Mass., she represents AdCare’s full array of programs and services that now includes inpatient treatment in North Kingstown, R.I.

“Helping people get the treatment they need to recover is rewarding,” said Toomey, who assists individuals and families, as well as employee-assistance programs, healthcare providers, and other organizations access treatment for their employees and clients. “When a family is in crisis, it is difficult to ascertain the appropriate course of action, and AdCare Hospital has myriad choices to fit the needs of those impacted by addiction.”

Toomey, a former art therapist and secondary-education instructor, graduated from Regis College in Weston with a bachelor’s degree. She is a member of Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early’s Opioid Task Force, which was formed to address the pervasive problem of heroin and prescription drug addiction.