Colleen Sawyer, MS, BSN, RN

Behavioral Health Consultant

Colleen Sawyer brings an impressive 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry as a healthcare executive, chief executive officer, nursing director, and clinical consultant with a focus on leadership, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. 

Colleen also brings fifteen years of experience serving and leading psychiatric hospitals nationwide to support them in achieving and maintaining Joint Commission Accreditation and CMS compliance. Colleen is a specialist in conducting training, gap analysis, mock surveys and technical assistance on Joint Commission and CMS standards as well as the survey process.

As a former surveyor for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for 12 years, Colleen extensively reviewed inpatient psychiatric services nationwide to evaluate compliance with the Special Conditions of Participation for Psychiatric Hospitals. Additionally, Colleen also served as CEO for two psychiatric hospitals simultaneously in upstate New York. Each hospital supported approximately 200 inpatient beds and served more than 1000 outpatients annually.

In Colleen’s early career, she served as Director of Nursing, Medical Staff Quality Assurance Coordinator, and as Utilization Review Coordinator.

Colleen completed her Master’s Degree in Nursing Administration and her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from the State University of New York.  Ms. Sawyer is a member of American Psychiatric Nurse Association and Sigma Theta Tau.