On the Move
Bernie Schmidt Appointed CEO of Orillia Soldier's Memorial Hospital
Bernie Schmidt (MHSc Class of '84) accepted his new position as the President and CEO at Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital in Orillia , Ontario in January 2005. He left his former position as Chief Executive Officer at South Muskoka Memorial Hospital in Bracebridge. In the past, he has also held the positions of hospital CEO in Stratford and Kapuskasing, and Vice-President at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa and York-Finch Hospital in Toronto . In addition to his Masters of Health Sciences degree from HPME, Mr. Schmidt has a Masters of Social Work degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied Social Science. In his early career, he worked in patient care in a number of health care facilities.
"We had dozens of candidates from across Canada and in fact even internationally," says Soldiers' Board Chair John Watkins. "Bernie brings the wealth of experience we were looking for, including more than twenty years as a CEO and Senior Administrator at hospitals across Ontario . We believe his leadership and team building expertise will be a key asset to our future, and that he is a perfect ‘fit' for both our hospital and our community."
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