Lower Mainland Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service Memorandum Provincial Health Services Authority 700-1380 Burrard Street Date: June 4, 2010 Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H3 To: All Pathology & Laboratory Medicine staff, Tel: 604-675-7400 physicians and scientists within Fraser Health, Fax: 604-708-2700 Providence Health Care, the Provincial Health Services Authority and Vancouver Coastal Health From: John Andruschak, Chief Consolidation Officer, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service CC: Dr. Michael Allard, Interim Head, UBC Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Re: Lower Mainland Pathology & Laboratory Medicine non-contract directors announced On behalf of the Lower Mainland Pathology & Laboratory Medicine executive team, I am pleased to advise that we have selected a strong group of operational leaders to help us move toward a consolidated Pathology & Laboratory Medicine service for FH, PHC, PHSA and VCH. We had very good candidates for the positions and feel confident in their ability to take on their new portfolios. Non-contract operations leaders from the four organizations were asked to submit expressions of interest for the new positions. Everyone who put their name forward was interviewed and considered for their position of choice. All appointments are effective immediately. We considered several factors before deciding how sites would be grouped together for the multi-site directors, including geography, the total number of staff for which each director will be responsible and the directors’ familiarity with some of the sites in their portfolios. We are fortunate that the operations directors bring a wealth of experience to the Lower Mainland Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service, each currently holding a laboratory leadership role in the Lower Mainland. Their skills, knowledge and commitment will strengthen the leadership team, working in collaboration with the site medical directors. Please join us in welcoming the directors to their new roles. Name Title Portfolio Michael Aeberhardt Multi-Site Operations St. Paul’s, Mount Saint Joseph and Richmond Director General Hospitals Tony Bamford Multi-Site Operations Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of BC and Director UBC Hospital Rose Clarke Multi-Site Operations Royal Columbian, Burnaby, Peace Arch and Director Delta Hospitals Kathy Kelemen Multi-Site Operations BC Centre for Disease Control, Lane Level Director Laboratory, Provincial Toxicology Centre, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Riverview Hospital/ Forensic Psychiatric Hospital Lower Mainland Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Consolidation Memorandum Roy Neifer Multi-Site Operations Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Care Director Centre, Mission Memorial, Fraser Canyon, Chilliwack General, Langley Memorial, Eagle Ridge and Ridge Meadows Hospitals Richard Walker Multi-Site Operations Vancouver General, RW Large Memorial (Bella Director Bella) and Bella Coola Hospitals Grace Wood Multi-Site Operations BC Cancer Agency, Cervical Cancer Screening Director Program, Lions Gate Hospital, Squamish General Hospital, Whistler Medical Clinic, Pemberton Health Centre, St. Mary’s Hospital (Sechelt) and Powell River General Hospital Jeff Stott Director, Pre-Analytical Pre-Analytical and Laboratory Support Services, and Laboratory including but not limited to clinical trials, client Support Services relations, contract management, call centres, and student placement. Anita Kwong Director, Laboratory Laboratory Quality and Process Improvement Quality and Process initiatives, including but not limited to, Improvement accreditation, lean reviews, risk management, utilization management and quality and safety monitoring. Staff will report to the multi-site operations director assigned to their site. Multi-site operations directors will work closely with the site medical directors and the former site director to develop transition plans where a change in site leadership has occurred. The directors will be arranging to meet with staff and site leadership as soon as possible. More information about the quality plan and structure in Lower Mainland Pathology & Laboratory Medicine will be provided shortly. The Lower Mainland Pathology & Laboratory Medicine executive team is now in the process of visiting the 32 lab sites across the four organizations to meet with staff, physicians and scientists regarding a proposed approach for consolidating Lower Mainland Pathology & Laboratory Medicine services and to hear your feedback or questions. If you have any feedback and suggestions for Lower Mainland Pathology & Laboratory Medicine services, please contact [email protected] .