Meet Our Staff
Matthew Tamburrino, MHA
Chief Executive Officer
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Matthew Tamburrino, MHA
Chief Executive Officer
Matt is a proud member of the health care community. He joined the Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital with over 20 years of mental health care experience. Throughout his career, Matt has held several administrative positions that include; training, personnel management, and the development of systems that focus on both patient and staff safety. In addition to Matt operational responsibilities, he serves as a certified master instructor for safety and clinical intervention programs. Matt works within the Universal Health Services network of hospitals to train staff and ensure every employee has the tools and resources available to provide the best care experience. Matt’s work as a master instructor has enabled Matt to work with and provide support to both regional and hospitals throughout the country.
Matt believes a vital component of any hospital is consistent communication and collaboration across all disciplines to provide the best outcome of care to every person we serve. Matt’s approach as a member of leadership is to provide guidance and support to all teams and every department at Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital.
Emily Pressley, DO
Chief Medical Officer
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Emily Pressley, DO
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Emily Pressley had 20 years of experience as a nurse most of that time spent in mental health before becoming a psychiatrist. She attended a diploma nursing school and went on to receive a BSN at Millersville University.
Dr. Pressley attended medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed her internship at Community Hospital of Lancaster and her psychiatric residency at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Following residency Dr Pressley spent 3 years serving in an underserved region in Western Pennsylvania as part of a public health scholarship pay back program .She worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including a women’s drug and alcohol Half Way House and a county prison.
She returned to Lancaster and was employed at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital for the majority of the time as the medical director for the inpatient psychiatric unit. In addition, she was the consulting psychiatrist for Franklin and Marshall College for 10 years.
Dr. Pressley has lived in Lancaster for many years and enjoys spending time with family and friends, gardening and traveling. Dr Pressley is proud to be part of the leadership of LBHH and to serve the people of this area.
Nicole Kirchner
Chief Financial Officer
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Nicole Kirchner
Chief Financial Officer
Nicole Kirchner is a proud member of the health care community and currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital. A Lancaster native, Nicole brings valuable experience within the Universal Health Services (UHS) network, where she most recently worked out of the Nashville Regional Office.
Throughout her career, Nicole has provided financial oversight and strategic support to multiple sister facilities, partnering closely with leadership teams to ensure strong financial stewardship, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability. Her background includes supporting complex healthcare environments with a focus on compliance, accountability, and thoughtful resource management to enhance patient care and organizational performance.
As a member of the Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital leadership team, Nicole supports data driven decision-making and responsible financial practices that align with the hospital’s mission. She is committed to transparency, collaboration, and ensuring teams have the resources needed to deliver high quality care.
Nicole believes that consistent communication and cross department collaboration are essential to the success of any healthcare organization. Her leadership approach is grounded in partnership and support, helping teams work together to achieve positive outcomes for both patients and staff.
Jon Hartung
Director of Compliance
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Jon Hartung
Director of Compliance
Jon has over 25 years of behavioral healthcare leadership experience. Throughout his career, Jon has held several leadership positions in various behavioral health service lines including; Inpatient Psychiatric Care, Crisis Intervention Centers, Admission Departments, Human Resources Management, and Compliance and Risk Management.
Jon oversees Compliance, Risk Management and Performance Improvement to ensure that Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital is a safe, high quality organization that is compliant with Local, State and Federal regulations. Jon’s approach as a member of leadership is to provide guidance and support to the facility team members in all departments across the hospital to obtain our three most important outcomes: Safe, High Quality care in compliance with rules, regulations and laws.
In addition to his professional experience, Jon has also held a number of volunteer positions on community organizations including Pottstown YMCA, and other youth service organizations.
Jon holds a Master Degree in Psychology from the University of Hartford, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Saint Vincent College.
Leah Holmes
Director of Admissions
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Leah Holmes
Director of Admissions
Leah Holmes has over 15 years of experience and knowledge within behavioral healthcare. Leah manages the hospital admissions operations and is committed to increasing access to care for those in need. Leah received her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Miami, and her M.A. in Forensic Psychology at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She is currently enrolled in a M.B.A. program through West Chester University. Leah is passionate about serving others and places a strong emphasis on community health.
Mike Wnek
Director of Performance Improvement
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Mike Wnek
Director of Performance Improvement
Mike has more than 20 years of healthcare industry experience that ranges from durable medical equipment to service development and delivery. Prior to joining the team at Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital, Mike spent nine years in Quality & Performance Improvement at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.
Mike holds a Master’s of Business Administration and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Mike is responsible for the performance improvement, risk management and hospital information areas at LBHH. He believes it is an honor to work for a hospital that embraces the goal of working collaboratively with the medical professionals, the community, the patient and the patient’s support network to create successful outcomes. Mike demonstrates commitment to the Improvement that is: “We should always be focused on improving the care of the patients and improving the health of the community while we are creating better work environments and improving the cost of providing that care.”
The IHI Triple Aim is a framework developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement that describes an approach to optimizing health system performance. It is IHI’s belief that new designs must be developed to simultaneously pursue three dimensions, which we call the “Triple Aim”:
- Improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction);
- Improving the health of populations; and
- Reducing the per capita cost of health care
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