Georgian Bay General Hospital’s Board of Directors is composed of nine community representatives as well as an elected representative from the Georgian Bay General Hospital Volunteer Association, three hospital staff members and two representatives from the medical staff . Each of these individuals volunteer their time, experience and skills for the betterment of our hospital.

Board of Directors 2012-2013

• Brian Scott– Chair
• Neal Foot - Vice-Chair 
• Dar Shepherdson  - Chair, Board Audit & Finance
• Ralph Befort - Chair, Board Quality & Safety
• Donna Macfarlane
• Jane Millar
• Mary Jane Deacon
• Dr. Andrew MacRae
• Suzanne Beatty
• Ann Kerry
• Karen McGrath, President & Chief Executive Officer
• Barbara Guidolin, Chief Nursing Executive
• Dr. Martin McNamara, Chief of Staff
• Dr. Martin Veall, President - Medical Staff Association 
• Dr. Andrea Jones, Vice-President - Medical Staff Association

Meetings of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors meet the fourth Thursday of every month in Conference Room 1 at the Midland Site. Meetings are open to the public.

Advisory Membership
Advisory members will:

• participate in community engagement and strategic planning activities through advisory member panels;
• attend bi-annual meetings called by the chair and receive updates on the GBGH activities from the board chair, CEO, chief of staff and other staff as deemed appropriate;
• participate on selected board committees and task groups as determined by the board;
• receive regular communication from the hospital and the Georgian Bay General Hospital Foundation;
• attend the annual general meeting and receive the financial statements and auditor’s report;
• participate in the nominations process for members of the board of directors as outlined in the by-laws.  

Advisory Members are admitted by the Board for a term of one (1) year that runs from July 1 to June 30.
The criteria for membership on the Advisory group are as follows:

• Work or live in the hospital’s catchment area (Midland, Penetanguishene, Tiny Township, Tay Township, Georgian Bay Township, Springwater Township);
• Be 18 (eighteen) or more years of age; and,
• Pay an annual Advisory Member fee of $25 (charitable donation tax receipts will be issued)
• Exclusions: employees of Georgian Bay General Hospital (or anyone who has been employed by the organization in the past five years) as well as Medical Staff.
• Applications will be accepted at any time.

Anyone interested in receiving an application form is asked to contact:
Jacki Dumont
Executive Assistant
GBGH
(705) 526-1300 ext. 5011

P.O. Box 760 Midland, ON L4R 4P4
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