Home and Community Care Support Services Announces the Appointment of Three New Board Members
Chair of the Board, Joe Parker,
welcomes three new board members to expand the expertise and skills on the Home
and Community Care Support Services Board of Directors.
TORONTO, March 9, 2022 – Home
and Community Care Support Services is pleased to announce the appointment of three
new members to the Board of Directors: John Beardwood, Kate Fyfe and Shanti
Gidwani. Their combined expertise further enhances oversight of our
organizations and the continued provision of high-quality home care services.
“It is
my great pleasure to welcome John, Kate and Shanti to our remarkable team of
industry leaders,” says Joe Parker, Chair of the Board of Directors for Home
and Community Care Support Services. “The skillsets and collective experiences
that these three highly accomplished individuals bring to our diverse team helps
us provide strong governance and a stable foundation for the delivery of our
mandate. Our board will continue to ensure the people of Ontario receive
exceptional care – wherever they call home.”
“Our
government is committed to building a better, connected health care system centred
on the needs of patients,” says Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister
of Health. “Across the province, home and community care plays a critical role
in ensuring Ontarians remain safe and healthy in their homes, and our
government continues to take thoughtful, gradual steps to modernize home and
community care to allow for the seamless coordination of services across
Ontario. I am pleased to welcome John, Kate and Shanti to this exciting journey.”
Home and Community Care Support Services organizations are responsible
for home care delivery, long-term care home placement and facilitating access
to community services. Operating under one CEO and one Board of Directors to
ensure continuity of services across the province, the organizations have a
focused mandate to improve the delivery of home care as part of the
government’s plan to build an integrated, connected health care system centred
on the needs of patients through Ontario Health Teams.
QUICK
FACTS
Home
and Community Care Support Services organizations have a focused mandate to
deliver home care, long-term care home placement, as well as help connect people
with community services and primary care.
Each
year, 8,600 staff serve or support more than 674,000 patients of all ages.
Every
day, Home and Community Care Support Services provides: 22,000 nursing visits;
3,000 therapy visits; and 85,000 hours of personal support care.
Find
your local Home and Community Care Support Services here. To refer yourself or someone you know for
care, call 310-2222 (English) or 310-2272 (French), no area code is
needed.
To
read more about our Board of Directors, click here.
BOARD MEMBER BIOS
John Beardwood is a
senior partner at Fasken and the Past Chair of the firm’s Technology practice
group. He was the Co-Founder of both the Outsourcing practice group and the
Privacy and Access to Information practice group. His practice is focused on
technology, outsourcing and procurement, and privacy law matters.
John works closely with clients in advising on and
negotiating various technology-related transactions, including
outsourcing/procurement, licensing, development, implementation, distribution,
technology transfer, strategic alliance and e-commerce-related transactions.
John has worked with a variety of industries, including health care,
financial/insurance institutions and the public sector. John often advises
clients on privacy law and access to information matters, and has been
developing and implementing privacy compliance programs for more than 20 years.
John holds an Honours BA in History and Political
Science from McMaster University, an MA in Political Science from McMaster and completed
his Law Degree at the University of Toronto.
Kate Fyfe is the President & CEO of Timmins and District
Hospital. With over 25 years of senior executive experience, Kate
brings a wealth of experience in acute care, mental health and health system
settings.
Throughout her career, Kate has worked collaboratively
with system partners to improve accountability, performance, access to care and
quality outcomes. While focusing on improving access to quality care, Kate has
also led a variety of transformational projects related to care delivery and
the implementation of broad structural changes to our health system.
An active member in her community, Kate has provided
leadership and guidance on the COVID-19 Municipal Emergency Response Team,
and currently sits on the Board of Timmins Academic Family Health Team. A true
Northerner, Kate continues to focus her energy on building stronger, equitable
and healthier local communities and improving population health outcomes across
our health system.
Kate holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the
University of Ottawa, is a Certified Professional Accountant / Chartered
Accountant and has completed the Rotman Advanced Health Leadership Program.
Shanti Gidwani is a
health care business leader with a diverse international clinical background
and more than 25 years’ experience. She is passionate about breaking down the
complexities of health care environments and supporting the necessary but
complicated cultural shifts.
In
2021, Shanti joined Gartner Consulting as an Associate Partner where she is
responsible for health care consulting opportunities and business development.
Prior to Gartner, she was the National Director of Healthcare at Cisco Canada,
responsible for the transformation of how health care is delivered across
Canada and improving patient outcomes and experiences through technology.
Prior
to Cisco, she was a health care consultant for the World Health Organization
(European Region and International) before beginning her own health care
consulting practice in Canada. Throughout her career, Shanti has worked with a
variety of organizations, including First Nations communities, post-secondary
institutions, regional health authorities and the provincial government of
British Columbia in Canada.
Shanti
holds an honours Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology and Zoology
(French minor) from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
from Thompson Rivers University and Master of Health Administration and Master
of Science in Nursing degrees from the University of British Columbia. She also
has Certified Health Executive status with the Canadian College of Health
Leaders and previously held a nursing license with the British Columbia College
of Nursing Professionals.
MEDIA
CONTACT
Adele
Small,
Manager, Media Relations
Adele.Small@hccontario.ca
ABOUT HOME AND COMMUNITY CARE SUPPORT SERVICES
On Home and Community Care Support Services' origin: On April 1, 2021, Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) began operating under a new business name, Home and Community Care Support Services, to reflect a focused mandate to deliver home care, long-term care placement services, and referrals to community services. On this same day, previous responsibilities for local health system funding and management was transferred to Ontario Health. A cross-appointed Board and CEO for the 14 agencies was introduced on July 1, 2021 as part of the government's plan to modernize home and community care as part of an integrated health care system providing coordinated care for patients.
