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Karen Ewing appointed VP marketing at Orion Health
October 17, 2018
TORONTO and BOSTON – Orion Health announced that effective immediately, Karen Ewing (pictured) has been promoted to the newly created role of VP marketing for North America. Ewing steps into the position after seven years with Orion Health on the global leadership team as senior director for North American marketing.
Ewing will continue to be responsible for marketing and public relations strategy, as well as supporting Orion Health’s lead generation and overall business goals. She will work in collaboration with the North American leadership teams and the Population Health business.
Ewing has over 25 years of experience in marketing and communications for high technology, energy, aerospace and healthcare. In 2017, she was nominated for the Marketing or PR Professional of the Year Award at the Healthcare and IT Marketing Conference.
“Karen has demonstrated exceptional marketing and communications savvy and has greatly accelerated Orion Health’s overall business throughout North America,” said Gary Folker, executive vice-president for Orion Health Canada. “She is a strong leader and marketer, and we are confident she will continue to develop the company’s image, brand and business in her new role.”
Before joining Orion Health, Ewing spent 11 years as Marketing Director for IT company xwave, a Bell company, managing image, reputation and brand through integrated marketing and communications programs. She has also held marketing roles with high technology companies such Spar Aerospace and the Canadian Nuclear Association.
Ewing is CPHIMS (Certified Professional in Healthcare information and Management Systems) certified. CPHIMS is a professional certification program for experienced healthcare information and management systems professionals.
About Orion Health
Orion Health is a leading population health management company and is one of the world’s foremost providers of electronic health records (EHRs) and healthcare integration solutions to healthcare organizations. Worldwide, Orion Health solutions are used in 30 countries by more than 300,000 clinicians. In Canada, thousands of clinicians and hundreds of provider facilities and OEM partners rely on Orion Health to facilitate data exchange between hospitals, health systems and EHRs, resulting in improved care coordination, increased cost savings and efficiencies, and enhanced quality of care. More information can be found at http://www.orionhealth.com. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.