The new provincially-appointed supervisor has been named for the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
Robert Devitt, who served as interim CEO to help turn around a struggling eHealth Ontario back in 2009, will now be handed the keys to the CKHA.
Conrad Noel, the vice chair of the Sydenham District Hospital board, confirmed that Devitt has been appointed. Noel said the veteran healthcare leader has also already spoken with Sheldon Parsons, the chair of the SDH board.
Devitt recently retired after serving 11 years as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto East General Hospital.
Devitt has also served as President CEO of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre and Queensway-Carleton Hospital, a community hospital serving western Ottawa and the Upper Ottawa Valley, along with the eHealth appointment.
He served as a board member of Plexxus and as a director of Toronto East General Hospital Inc.
Devitt has a Bachelors degree from Queen’s University and a Masters degree from the University of Ottawa.
According to his biography on the University of Toronto website, Devitt is a father and husband who enjoys a wide range of activities and sports.
He is an adventure traveler having spent time trekking in many countries.
He also plays recreational hockey, runs, cycles, scuba dives, skis and is an amateur photographer.
Devitt has been appointed to assist a number of other hospitals in Ontario including serving as a Supervisor and Peer Reviewer.
Devitt will now be tasked with restoring “robust governance and administrative/clinical leadership to ensure sustainable and appropriate oversight of patient care and financial management” at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
This task stems from a recommendation from an investigator’s report by Bonnie Adamson, who was assigned to investigate the CKHA back in June.
Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, notified the CKHA hospitals of the province’s intent to appoint a hospital supervisor for The Public General Hospital Society of Chatham, St. Joseph’s Health Services Association of Chatham and Sydenham District Hospital.
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