Brockville General Hospital's Senior Leadership Team is dedicated to making a difference and improving every aspect of care for our patients, their families, and the community as a whole.
Meet the Senior Leadership Team
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Nicholas Vlacholias |
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Nicholas Vlacholias, President and Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas (Nick) Vlacholias joined Brockville General Hospital as President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2017. Previously, he served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) leading a team comprised of clinical departments and corporate services. Nick has more than 20 years of experience transforming and integrating health care organizations into high-performing centres. Prior to joining CHEO in March 2012, Nick served as the Chief Operating Officer at Cornwall Community Hospital where he successfully led the complex merger of the two Cornwall Hospitals. Nick is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and graduated from the Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1990. Nick has participated as a Director with the Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA), and over the past five years he has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the newly amalgamated Mohawk Medbuy Corporation and its predecessor organization Medbuy Corporation. |
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Dr. Robert Malone |
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Dr. Robert (Rob) Malone has worked at Brockville General Hospital as the Chief of Psychiatry and member of the Medical Advisory Committee since 2000. He was appointed as Chief of Staff in November 2017. During his time at BGH he has proven his commitment to BGH through a variety of hospital initiatives, including his leadership during the successful transfer of acute care psychiatry services from the Brockville Mental Health Hospital to BGH. Recent project leadership includes Accreditation, a computer physician order entry (CPOE) pilot project, and BGH's medical credentialing process. During his tenure with BGH, Dr. Malone has provided medical leadership and advice with the South East Local Health Integration Network. Dr. Malone has shown a commitment to learning and teaching. In addition to leading over 16 presentations and participating in over 21 conferences on Mental Health and healthcare issues, he has received a multitude of awards. Most recently, he received the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching award from Queen's Department of Psychiatry in 2016. He is a highly regarded by fellow staff and physicians, and is an active member of the BGH community. In 2014, he was the keynote speaker at the Hospital's Annual General Meeting and in 2013 he was nominated by BGH staff for the Workplace Happiness Action Team's Team Member of the Year award. |
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Julie Caffin |
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Julie joined Brockville General Hospital as Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive in 2017. Her portfolio includes Professional Practice, Women and Children's Program, Critical Care Program, Medical Program, Surgical Program, Complex Continuing Care, Rehabilitation, Palliative Care. Julie has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Carleton University, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, an Honours Degree from York University and a Master of Health Sciences Degree from the University of Toronto. She received a certificate in Advanced System Leadership from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management Executive Programs. She is an active member of the College of Nurses of Ontario and has an Adjunct Academic appointment in the Queen's University School of Nursing. Julie has received recognition awards from Kingston General Hospital. She was awarded the Team Award for Leadership with the Emergency Department Information System Implementation project and Team Award for Care for her efforts with the Inter-professional Collaborative Practice Model project. Julie is an active member of BGH's Community Advisory Council and sits as Chair of the Patient and Family Advisory Council. She participates in 3SO's Operations Committee, and is a key member of the regional's South East Community Care Access Centre and Hospitals Executive Forum. |
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Linda Hunter |
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Linda Hunter joined Brockville General Hospital as Director of Mental Health in 2011. By 2017 she was appointed to Vice President of Clinical Services. Her portfolio includes Infection Control, Pharmacy, Laboratory, Diagnostic Imaging, Mental Health, Assault and Response Care Centre, Paediatric Community Programs, Quality and Risk. Linda will also be working closely on supporting our clinical programs during our Redevelopment Project, which will see all services amalgamated to one campus Linda holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Health Administration from the University of Ottawa. She has been an Assistant Professor to the Adjunct academic staff for the School of Nursing at Queen's University. Linda has received the Jane Chamberlin Award from the Association of General Hospital Psychiatric Services, in recognition of outstanding contributions to Mental Health Services in the Ontario General Hospital sector. In 2017, she received a Hospital Donation Champion Award from the Trillium Gift of Life Network. She has also been nominated for BGH's Team Member of the Year award three years running, and received Honorary Mention in 2017. Linda supports many of BGH's operational and program committees. She provides leadership to BGH's Space Planning Committee, Operations Committee, and the Trillium Gift of Life Network working group. Regionally, she sits as Chair of the Emergency Services Liaison committee. Linda continues to be an active participant of BGH's mental health leadership team. |
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Cameron McLennan |
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Cameron has served Brockville General Hospital's Human Resources team since 2007 and as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since 2013. His portfolio also includes Central Scheduling, Payroll, Occupational Health & Safety, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Services, Nutrition Services, Laundry/Porter Services, Facilities & Maintenance, Protection Services, Bio-medical Services and Volunteers. He holds a Bachelor of Administration from Lakehead University, Business Administration diplomas in Human Resources and Accounting from St. Lawrence College, Queens Executive Certificate in Labour Relations from Queen's University, is a Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) through the Human Resources Professional Association, and is currently completing the Advanced System Leadership Program from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management Executive Programs. Cameron is an active member of the Ontario Hospital Association's (OHA) Benefit Plans Advisory Committee (BPAC). BPAC is a committee of the OHA and acts in an advisory role in relation to the governance and management of provincial wide OHA benefit plans. Cameron is a past member on the Shared Support Services Southeastern Ontario Board, which oversees shared support services (supply chain) to hospitals within the South East Local Health Integration Network. He has participated in province-wide OHA central negotiations and Chaired a regional advisory group tasked with analyzing the labour relations impact of system integration. |
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John Knoch |
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John Knoch, Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer
John Knoch joined Brockville General Hospital as Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer in April 2019. Previously, he served as Vice President of Corporate Services, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer with the Sun Country Health Region in Saskatchewan. In 2017, John assumed the role of Acting Chief Executive Officer to support their transition to Saskatchewan Health Authority, where he later served as Executive Transition Lead, Corporate Services. John holds a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Sociology degree from the University of Saskatchewan, a Master of Business Administration degree from Queen’s University, and a Master of Science, Health Services Administration degree from Université de Montréal. John is a Chartered Professional Accountant recognized by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. John has served as the co-chair for the United Way of Central Alberta’s annual campaign in 2012-13, helping to raise over $2.1 million in community funding. He also served as Chapter Chair, Assiniboia Chapter for the Canadian College of Health Leaders from 2014 until 2016. John served as an instructor at Red Deer College from 2007 until 2011. During his time there, John instructed the Politics of Health Care course, a core course of the nursing degree program. John is married with one son. Together, he and his family enjoy hockey, football, baseball, swimming and outdoor activities. |
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Abby McIntyre |
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Abby joined Brockville General Hospital as the Marketing and Communications Specialist in 2014, where she leads the marketing, public relations, communications and branding activities. In her role, Abby works closely with the Brockville General Volunteer Association, Brockville and District Hospital Foundation, and community partners to promote activities and events. Abby holds a Fine Arts degree from the University of Ottawa. She is an active member of the Canadian Public Relations Society and the International Association of Business Communicators. Abby sits as Co-Chair to BGH's Workplace Happiness Action Team. She provides communication leadership and recommendations to the Hospital's internal committees, including the Hospital's Redevelopment Project and Patient and Family Advisory Council. Abby collaborates regularly on regional initiatives, including the Southeast Local Health Integration Network/Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Integrated Stroke Care Planning Team, Healthcare Tomorrow and a provincial health literacy working group. Outside of her work at BGH, Abby is a proud member of the Spencerville and District Optimist Club. |
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Patty Dimopoulos |
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Patty joined Brockville General Hospital in 2013 and is currently the Manager of Strategy and Performance. Previously, she sat as the Coordinator of Strategic Initiatives and Governance. Patty has over 11 years of administrative and governance experience in the not-for-profit and public sectors. Following BGH’s appointment of a Provincial Supervisor in 2016, Patty played an integral role in modernizing the Hospitals’ governance structure. This included complete revisions of the Corporation’s by-laws and policies, developing best practice governance processes, as well as recruiting and on-boarding a new Board of Directors. In 2018-2019, Patty led the Hospital through the development of their new multi-year strategic plan. She is looking forward to overseeing the plan’s implementation and evaluation. In 2017, Patty presented at the Ontario Hospital Association's Governance Centre of Excellence Conference for Corporate Secretaries, speaking about BGH's Board in Transition. Patty was also a contributing member of Governance Professionals who contributed to the development of Elevating the Onboarding Experience, a Governance Professionals’ Guide, Ontario Hospital Association 2018. In 2019, Patty was nominated for BGH’s Team Member of the Year award for her commitment to patient care and living the Hospital’s vision and values. |
Dr. Robert Malone, Chief of Staff
Julie Caffin, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Linda Hunter, Vice President, Clinical Services
Cameron McLennan, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Abby McIntyre, Marketing and Communications Specialist
Patty Dimopoulos, Manager, Strategy and PerformanceOther disclosure documents such as expense policies, expense reports and quarterly performance reporting may also be found on this website.
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In accordance with the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario are required to disclose the names, positions, salaries and taxable benefits of employees who earn $100,000 or more within the calendar year. The 2018 list can be found on the Ministry of Finance website.
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