The new Superintendent of the Osawatomie State Hospital, Ashley Byram has spent the past 15 years serving the state hospital in a variety of rolls.
Byram says her goals as Superintendent include getting the state hospital more involved with the community. She plans to continue to emphasize the importance of the state hospital’s Citizens Advisory Board, and she looks forward to participating in community activities. She says another goal is putting more emphasis on the hospital’s supportive employment program, which gives patients the opportunity to learn how to make a resume and conduct an interview and possibly even get a job at the state hospital.
She says when she first started working at the state hospital, she never realized this would be where she would want to remain throughout her career, but she fell in love with the campus and the people.
