TORONTO – Cynthia Morton (pictured), the new Chief Executive Officer of eHealth Ontario, has been acquainting herself with the expectations of stakeholders by meeting with partners. Hired in September, 2014, Ms. Morton is responsible for implementing an electronic health record system for the province of Ontario.
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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – David Diamond (pictured), a healthcare executive who got his start at St. Clare’s hospital in St. John’s, has been picked to run Eastern Health, Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest health authority.
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There’s growing demand for Vendor Neutral Archives in the healthcare sector, and Bill Corsten (pictured), Agfa HealthCare’s new president for North America, says his organization is well-positioned to deliver the solutions that service providers need. “The PACS market has been constricting by roughly 7% a year, but the VNA market is growing by 20% annually,” he told Canadian Healthcare Technology.
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TORONTO – Robert Dale (pictured) recently joined Allscripts as Vice President of Sales for Canada. Rob is responsible for new business sales in Canada. He will lead a team of executives working closely with acute care hospitals, regional health authorities and the provinces in exploring Allscripts solutions, including Sunrise EHR, dB Motion and the FollowMyHealth Patient Portal.
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MARKHAM, Ont. – The Board of Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Repository Services (HDIRS) has announced the appointment of David Macdonald (pictured) as General Manager, effective October 1, 2014. “David Macdonald is very dedicated and talented with deep roots in the field of Diagnostic Imaging and business leadership,” said Mike Garvey, Chair of HDIRS Board of Directors.
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MORTSEL, Belgium and GREENVILLE, S.C. – Agfa HealthCare announced that William Corsten (pictured) has been named the company’s new regional President in North America. A seasoned healthcare IT executive, Mr. Corsten will be responsible for leading Agfa HealthCare in the United States and Canada, reporting to Luc Thijs, President of Agfa HealthCare N.V.
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MONTREAL – Arthur Porter (pictured), former CEO of the McGill University Health Centre, has been injured in a prison riot in Panama, according to a report by CBC News. Porter was allegedly trampled as prisoners in La Joya prison’s Cellblock 6 fled prison officers’ tear gas and shotgun blasts.
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TORONTO – Mr. John Mulvihill, Chair of the Board of Trustees of University Health Network (UHN) and Chair of the Board’s Selection Committee for the President & CEO, announced that Dr. Peter Pisters (pictured), currently Vice President of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Regional Care System, will serve as UHN’s next President & CEO.
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ight="100" />TORONTO – The OntarioMD Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Sarah Hutchison (pictured) has been appointed Chief Executive Officer effective August 1, 2014. Sarah has over 25 years of progressive experience within organized medicine, and is known as a leader in Ontario’s e-health environment.
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TORONTO and EDMONTON – Orion Health, a leader in electronic health records (EHR) and healthcare integration solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Sheplawy (pictured) to the role of Sales Director, Western Canada.
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