Cutting back on wellness programs is ill-advised
Andrea Davis
As more organizations become lean and mean, they may be tempted to cut back on wellness spending, which is often still viewed as a frivolous 'nice-to-have' benefit. But that type of thinking is misguided, according to the director of health...

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April 21, 2009
Joy Richards to Chief Nursing Officer, The Scarborough Hospital
Graham Scott to provincially appointed supervisor for Quinte (ON) Health Care
Margaret Beatty to Vice President Research, Professional Education and Government Affairs at Canadian Diabetes Association
John McGarry to Chief Operating Officer at Kingston General Hospital (ON)
Rik Ganderton, President and CEO of Rouge Valley Health System (ON), will stay on until the Board finds his replacement.
Lynn Guerriero to Director, Wait Time Information Program, Cancer Care Ontario.
Dr. Peter Nord to WTIP Physician Champion for ALC (ie: Alternate Level of Care)

April 14, 2009
Eric Vandewall to President and CEO, Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, Burlington, ON
Sherri L. McCullough to the Board, Ontario Hospital Association is Board Chair, Hotel Dieu, Kingston, ON
Carol Clemenhagen resigned from the Board of the Ontario Hospital Association
Carol Clemenhagen to Global Health Research Initiative, a partnership of IDRC and four Government of Canada agencies
Susanne Bjerno to Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer, Guelph General Hospital (ON)
Sue Matthews to Niagara Health System (ON) as Vice President Patient Services and Chief Nursing Executive
Peter Szota to Executive Director, Grand River Community Health Centre (ON)
Dr. Philip Baker to Dean of the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Dr. Tom Marrie to Dean of Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Iain D. Young to Vice-Dean Academic, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston

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