AJAX -- The board of directors will continue to focus the hospital on quality improvement over the next two years, says the new chairwoman of the Rouge Valley Health System board of directors.
“Changes are beginning at Rouge Valley’s two hospital campuses targeting excellence and top-quartile health care,” said Janet Ecker in a press release.
Ms. Ecker was named RVHS board chairwoman following the hospital’s 10th Annual General Meeting of Members at the Ajax Convention Centre Tuesday. She served as MPP for Ajax-Pickering for eight years during the 1990s and 2000s. During that time, she served as the Ontario minister of finance, minister of education, minister of community and social services and government house leader. Before that, she was the policy director for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. She served as the vice-chairwoman of the RVHS board of directors for the past two years. Outgoing chairman Tom Atkins has completed his two-year term.
“We’re delighted that Janet will continue to serve on our board and in our community in her new leadership role,” Mr. Atkins said. “At Rouge Valley, our focus is to provide the very best in quality health care, and we look forward to Janet’s leadership in advancing that commitment.”
A growing focus on community outreach and communication and continued physician engagement will also be a focus of the board, Ms. Ecker said. She looks forward to leading RVHS along with her board colleagues through a positive transformation period.
“In short, Rouge Valley is moving itself from the middle of the pack to the top by putting its patients and family members first,” she said.
Three outgoing board members are: Neil Williamson; Enza Ronaldi; and Kim Kinder. Replacing them are: David Barlow, recently retired from CIBC as senior vice-president of corporate risk and insurance services; Patrick McNeil, former RVHS foundation board chairman and senior vice-president of nuclear generation development at OPG; and Lynda Mungall, president of the Mungall Consulting Group.
A member of the board since 2001, Jay Kaufman has been appointed vice-chairman. He is a former Ontario government deputy minister of finance, secretary to the treasury board and assistant deputy minister of health, and current president of KTA Inc.
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