December 16, 2008
Linda Miller to Deputy Minister, Alberta Health
Jennifer Zelmer to Editor in Chief of the journal Healthcare Policy
Maureen Solecki to interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Grey Bruce Health Services, ON
Robert Biron to President and Chief Executive Officer, Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg, ON
Helen Brenner to Vice-President of Patient Services and Chief Nursing Executive, Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg, ON
Siu Mee Cheng to Executive Director, Toronto Central Palliative Care Network.
Don Scott to President and CEO Joseph Brant Memorial in Oakville, (ON) to retire March 31, 2009.
Hugh Graham to Executive Director, Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston (ON), retired.
Dr. David Pichora to Interim Executive Director, Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston (ON)
Leacy O’Callaghan to Director, Advocacy, communications and Events, the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists

December 9, 2008
Jim Saunders left his new post as COO, Corporate Services, Alberta Health Services
Bob Morton to Chair, Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Dar Shepherdson to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Donna Macfarlane to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Jane Millar to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Mary Jane Deacon to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Richard Philbin to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Janet MacDougall to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Andrew MacRae to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Ralph Befort to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Claire McCrank to CIO, Corporate Information Management, Alberta Health Services – Chinook Health
Brad Hemus to Director, Information Technology, Alberta Health Services – Chinook Health
Dan Silaghi to Director, Clinical Informatics & Applications, Alberta Health Services – Chinook Health
Karen Munro to Manager, Project Management Office, Alberta Health Services – Chinook Health
Rehman Sayani to Director, Health Information Management, Alberta Health Services – Chinook Health
Siu Mee Cheng to Executive Director, Toronto Central Palliative Care Network.
Don Scott to President and CEO, Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital in Burlington (ON), to retire March 31, 2009.
Hugh Graham to Executive Director, Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston (ON) to retire
Dr. David Pichora to Interim Executive, Director Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston (ON)
Mary Catherine Lindberg to retire from the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario

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