After a nation-wide search, the four partner sites were pleased to announce and welcome Dave Brewin as the new Regional Chief Information Officer for the Regional IT Partnership.
In this new permanent leadership role, Dave will be instrumental in the implementation of MEDITECH Expanse, our complex and large scale health information clinical transformation project. He will lead a regional team to advance the digital health strategy for the four hospital partnership, optimizing our clinical system to drive safety and quality for patients and users.
I am excited to work for a partnership of organizations that directly impact on the patient experience.
A key part of his role will be developing strong relationships with partner hospitals. Dave will report to Ben Petersen, Chair of the Joint IT Steering Committee (JITSC) and Executive Vice President Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer, RVH, on a day-to-day basis.
Members of the CARE4 project team welcome Dave Brewin, Regional Chief Information Officer for the Regional IT Partnership on February 19, his first day. Pictured (back row left to right) Michelle Mac Innis, Administrative Lead; Sheila Dunn, Clinical Project Management Lead; Karin Poole, Clinical Lead; David Doimo, Georgian Bay General Hospital Site Lead and Technical Infrastructure lead; Dave Brewin; Robin Carriere, Practice Manager, Healthtech Consultants; Beth Crane, Senior Administrative Assistant; Christopher Peters, Project Director; (front row left to right) Andrea Partridge, Technical Applications Lead; Stephanie Anspach, Technical Project Management Lead; Meredith Whitehead, Clinical Lead and Nancy Cunningham, RVH Interim Director, Informatics & Technology Services.
Dave is a proven information technology leader with a well-established track record in creating highly effective, results-driven teams. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration, a Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Engineering, is a Lean Six Sigma black belt and comes to us from Alberta Health Services where he spent the last five years as the Executive Director for IT Corporate Services.
"I am looking forward to this opportunity to join the very skilled team across the four area hospitals on our digital transformation journey to enable more integrated care. My family and I are excited about our move from Alberta to Ontario.”
Dave plans to travel to all four sites over the coming days and weeks to familiarize himself with the teams. If you see Dave in the hallway, introduce yourself and join us in welcoming him to our organizations.
