“The medical quality is great,” says
Empey, adding that he looks forward
to working for a corporation
of Lakeridge Health’s size with its
strong connection to the communities
it serves.
Empey adds that with each
organization he’s been with, he
has sought to improve the way it
runs and saw that drive in current
Lakeridge Health staff.
“I’ve been impressed by everybody
I met,” he says.
Previous to the University
Health Network, Empey held management
positions at both Peel Memorial Hospital
and St. Michaels Hospital and has been a
lecturer on health administration with the University of Toronto Masters of Health
Administration Program, Rotman School
of Business, and York University.
He has
also served on a number of boards and
committees, including: the Canadian
Institute for Health Information; Ontario
Hospital Association (OHA), Physician
Services Committee; Joint Policy and
Planning Committee (JPPC – joint
Ministry of Health and OHA); Diagnostic
Services Committee (Joint Ministry of
Health, OHA, Ontario Medical
Association); and Council of Academic
Hospitals of Ontario“We are very pleased to welcome Kevin
to the Lakeridge family as our new CEO,”
says Marion Saunders, chair of the Board
of Trustees.
“In addition to his wealth of
experience, Kevin is no stranger to the
Durham Region. A member of the Board of
the Nature Conservancy of Ontario, his
love of nature, particularly bird watching,
has brought him regularly to our region
giving him a good appreciation of all that
our communities have to offer.”
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