The hospital supervisor for the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is looking forward to his new role.
Rob Devitt is set to address the management and governance issues identified in the recent Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Investigation Report, and implement the necessary measures to restore public confidence in the local hospitals.
“I am looking forward to working with the community, the hospitals, the Ministry and the Erie St. Clair LHIN to address the management and governance issues that have been identified,” Devitt said in a press release issued on Thursday morning.
“I will take action to restore the public’s confidence in their local hospitals.”
In his role as hospital supervisor, Devitt will have authority over the Public General Hospital Society of Chatham, St. Joseph’s Health Services Association of Chatham, and Sydenham District Hospital, their officers and employees.
He will start his work immediately and will report directly to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.
“Our government is committed to supporting the efforts of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) to improve care and accountability for the communities they serve,” stated Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.
“I am confident that Rob Devitt will take the necessary steps to strengthen the hospitals’ governance and management, providing patients and their families with confidence in the quality of care they receive from the hospitals.”
Ralph Ganter, acting CEO of the Erie-St. Clair LHIN said in a statement that they support the appointment of a supervisor at the CKHA and they look forward to better understanding the opportunities and challenges noted in the investigator’s report.
“We are confident the supervisor will help to restore the Alliance to a sustainable governance footing and we will support the supervisor’s efforts as needed,” he said.
Devitt was formerly the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto East General Hospital, the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, and the Queensway-Carleton Hospital. He also has transformational leadership experience as the former supervisor of the Scarborough Hospital.
Ministry officials say under Devitt’s supervision, patients at CKHA hospitals will continue to receive quality health care and all hospital operations will continue.
Here is our original story from late Wednesday evening: Supervisor appointed for CKHA
