Hamilton Health Sciences Appoints Rob MacIsaac as President and CEO

HAMILTON, ON, Oct. 30, 2013 /CNW/ - Hamilton Health Sciences announced today the appointment of Rob MacIsaac as President and CEO, effective February 1, 2014.  MacIsaac will take over from current President and CEO Murray Martin who is retiring after 13 years in the role.

"We are extremely pleased to have attracted a leader of Rob's calibre," said Paul Chapin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hamilton Health Sciences on making the announcement.  "He has a track record of leading talented teams to take large and complex organizations to new levels of success.  His extensive public sector experience and long-standing connections to our communities will be an excellent complement to the world-class leadership we have in patient care and healthcare research and education."

MacIsaac is well known as a community builder. He is the recipient of both the Canada 125 and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medals. Currently the president of Mohawk College, he led the transformation of Mohawk's main campus and has positioned the college as a hub for post-secondary education and applied research in health and technology for the Golden Horseshoe area.  Prior to joining Mohawk, MacIsaac was the Chairman of Metrolinx, the transportation authority of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, and served three terms as Mayor of the City of Burlington from 1997 to 2006.

"This is a very exciting opportunity. Hamilton Health Sciences is a world-class healthcare organization with a significant economic impact in our region," commented MacIsaac.  "I'm extremely proud to be joining the team that leads Ontario in neo-natal intensive care, in cardiac surgeries, and in chemotherapy visits, just to name a few.  I look forward to working with the great people at HHS to continue building the organization as the cornerstone of community health care in South Central Ontario and as a model of success in integrated hospital systems."

About Hamilton Health Sciences

Hamilton Health Sciences is a family of seven unique hospitals, a cancer centre and an urgent care centre, serving more than 2.3 million residents of Hamilton and south central Ontario, Canada. Hamilton Health Sciences is the second largest hospital group in Ontario, and serves as a regional referral centre for cardiac, stroke, burns, trauma, neurosurgery, pediatrics, digestive diseases, high-risk obstetrics, cancer, orthopedics and rehabilitation services. With a staff of approximately 11,000, the hospital is the largest employer in the Hamilton region. As an academic teaching hospital with more than 1,100 beds and an affiliation with McMaster University and Mohawk College, Hamilton Health Sciences is committed to providing exemplary health care while advancing excellence in education and health research. The organization's exceptional track record of inquiry and innovation has earned Hamilton Health Sciences recognition as one of the world's leading health science research organizations.

Image with caption: "Rob MacIsaac has been named the new President and CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences, effective Feb. 1, 2014, taking over from retiring CEO Murray Martin. MacIsaac is currently president of Mohawk College in Hamilton. (CNW Group/Hamilton Health Sciences, Public Relations & Communications)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20131030_C8374_PHOTO_EN_32729.jpg

SOURCE: Hamilton Health Sciences, Public Relations & Communications

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Heather Pullen
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