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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – After 10 years of leadership, Dr. Dante Morra (pictured) has completed his full term as Trillium Health Partners’s chief of staff. Dr. Morra will be continuing his leadership at Trillium Health Partners as president of THP Solutions and in the inaugural role of chief of clinical innovation. He will be continuing his national work with CAN Health. Read More

TORONTO – Homecare Hub, a company creating innovative home care and housing solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of one of the world’s top health systems leaders, Dr. Michael Apkon (pictured), MD, MBA, PhD to its Board of Directors. Read More

EDMONTON – Dr. John Cowell, the Official Administrator (OA) for Alberta Health Services (AHS), is pleased to announce the appointment of Mauro Chies (pictured) as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of AHS, effective immediately. Chies has been serving as the interim president and CEO of AHS since April 2022. Read More

VANCOUVER – Prince George, B.C., physician Bill Clifford (pictured) has been given a provincial award for lifetime of leadership and innovation. Dr. Clifford received a BC Quality Award for “Leadership in Quality” for his revolutionary work in the medical space. First coming to Prince George in 1989, Dr. Clifford designed a system called the Medical Office Information System (MOIS) and launched it in 1990. Read More

TORONTO – Maclean’s magazine has produced a “power list” consisting of 100 Canadian who are shaping the country. It consists of a cohort of Canadians whose ideas and inventions are forging new industries and reinventing old ones. Their feature report consists of 10 categories, including healthcare, which profiles 10 healthcare innovators. Here are the healthcare change-makers. Read More

TORONTO – NYGH’s president & CEO, Karyn Popovich (pictured) has informed the Board of Governors that, after a distinguished 40-plus year career as a health system leader, teacher, mentor, and accomplished nurse, she will be retiring. With the worst of the pandemic behind us and NYGH gearing up for an exciting period of growth and innovation, it is the right time for a new leader to take NYGH into the future. Karyn will continue to lead NYGH until a new president and CEO is on board, which is anticipated to be mid-fall 2023. Read More

ST. JOHN’S, Nfld. – Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, announced that Blair White (pictured) has been appointed as chief information officer in the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Mr. White replaces Sean Dutton, who has been acting chief information officer since January 19, 2023. Mr. Dutton retains his title as deputy minister of Digital Government and Service NL. Read More

FREDERICTON, N.B. – An adjudicator has awarded Dr. John Dornan (pictured), the former president and CEO of Horizon Health Network, about $2 million, which his lawyers say is the largest employment compensation award in the province’s history. Dornan, 63, said he was fired as president and CEO of Horizon during a phone call that lasted less than a minute, while on his way to the Fredericton news conference where his termination was announced. Read More

TORONTO – Florence, one of the UK’s fastest-growing healthcare technology companies, has announced its expansion into the Canadian market. The Florence app empowers nurses and other healthcare professionals to find flexible, fair, and transparent work options, and enables long-term care homes, hospitals, and other organizations to sustainably fill open shifts in their schedule with highly skilled and vetted healthcare workers. The announcement follows on from the successful expansion in France last year. Read More

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Halton Healthcare has announced Melissa Farrell (pictured) as the organization’s new president & CEO, effective June 5, 2023. Ms. Farrell succeeds Denise Hardenne, who is retiring after nine years as president and CEO, and a full 23 years of outstanding leadership at Halton Healthcare. Read More