A change at the top for the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.
Heather Lee is retiring as President and Chief Executive Officer.
She is being replaced by Douglas Semple.
Lee joined the hospital in 2012 and served and advanced through the roles of Director of Patient Care, Vice President Health Services and Chief Nursing Executive, and finally President and CEO.
The hospital board calls Lee a leader and she was dedicated to providing high-quality, and culturally safe care for all residents in the catchment area.
They state, “Her passion for individualized care that is patient and family focused, integrated and innovative aligned well with SLMHC’s objective of Excellence Every Time.”
Douglas Semple is a member of Kasabonika Lake First Nation and was on the founding senior management group of the Health Centre as Vice President of Corporate Services and Communications in the early 2000’s.
In recent years, he has served as the First Nations Advisor to the Hospital Board and CEO.
Semple previously won the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation Emile Nakogee Award for Leadership, and the Ontario Hospital Association’s Small, Rural and Northern Award of Excellence.