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Senior Leadership Team

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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

Nicholas Vlacholias

Nicholas Vlacholias, President and Chief Executive OfficerNick Vlacholias

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  • Phone: 613-345-5649 ext. 51508
  • Alternate Contact: Margaret Cameron

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.

Dr. Andrew Hamilton

Dr. Andrew Hamilton, Chief of Staff Dr. Andrew Hamilton

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  • Phone: 613-345-5649 ext. 51516
  • Alternate Contact: Amy Hooper

Dr. Andrew Hamilton joined Brockville General Hospital in July 2021 as Chief of Staff. He has over three decades of surgical experience, specializing in cardiac surgery.

After receiving his M.D. from Dalhousie University, Dr. Hamilton had specialty training in general surgery, followed by a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery. This passion lead to him becoming a regular attending cardiac surgeon at Kingston General Hospital in addition to running his own practice. 

Over his career Dr. Hamilton has been a member of numerous hospital, university, and provincial committees. He served as Chair of the Kingston Health Sciences Centre operating room committee, Queen’s University Department of Surgery Executive Council, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Investigations, Reports and Complaints committee.

Dr. Hamilton is excited about participating in the implementation of the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Ontario Health Team. He has long believed better attention to preventive health maintenance and continuity of care can reduce overall health system costs while also improving patient outcomes and satisfaction.

Julie Caffin

Julie CaffinJulie Caffin, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive/Chief Operating Officer

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  • Phone: 613-345-5649 ext. 51506
  • Alternate Contact: Tanya Beale

Julie joined Brockville General Hospital in 2017 and serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive/Chief Operating Officer. Previous positions have been in both community and tertiary, academic health care organizations.

Julie has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Carleton University, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Honours Degree from York University and a Master of Health Sciences Degree from the University of Toronto. She is certified in Advanced System Leadership from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management Executive Program and is a Fellow in The Ivy Academy Community Shift Executive Leadership Program. Julie has successfully completed the Advanced Good Governance certification through The College Centre of Board Excellence. 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 Health Sciences Centre including the Team Award for Leadership with the Emergency Department Information System Implementation project and Team Award for Care for her efforts introducing the Inter-professional Collaborative Practice Model. She was nominated to the Canadian College of Health Leaders for a National Nursing Leadership Award.

Julie was appointed to the St. Lawrence College Board of Governors in September 2018 and is currently Vice-Chair.  She is also a member of the Board of Directors at St. Vincent de Paul in Kingston.

Cameron McLennan

Cameron McLennanCameron McLennan, Vice President People and Support Services

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  • Phone: 613-345-5649 ext. 51504
  • Alternate Contact: Laurie Ouellette

Cameron has served Brockville General Hospital's Human Resources team since 2007 and as Vice President People & Support Services since 2013. His portfolio also includes Central Scheduling, Payroll, Occupational Health & Safety, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Services, Food Services, Laundry/Porter Services, Facilities & Maintenance, Security, 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 has completed 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.

Martin Mazza

Martin Mazza, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Martin Mazza

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  • Phone: 613-345-5649 ext. 51505

Martin joined Brockville General Hospital (BGH) in December 2020 and serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In his role, Martin helps to guide the organization’s financial strategy, safeguards and maintains the integrity of control systems, and ensures the effective management of BGH’s overall resources. His portfolio includes Finance and Materials Management.

Martin’s work career in the healthcare system spans more than 25 years, including senior level experience in both private and public sector environments. Before joining BGH, Martin served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with Grey Bruce Health Services and Collingwood General & Marine Hospital. 

Along with hospital and leadership knowledge, Martin has extensive volunteer, charitable and community experience having served on the board of a women’s crisis centre, and as Board Chair with Deafblind Services of Ontario. He has also contributed as a member of a municipal police services board, and as Chair of the Canadian Medical Equipment Protection Plan.

Martin holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Schulich School of Business at York University and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.  Martin has also completed the Advanced Health Leadership Program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

Abby McIntyre

Abby McIntyreAbby McIntyre, Marketing and Communications Specialist

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  • Phone: 613-345-5649 ext. 51515

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.

Patty Dimopoulos

Patty DimopoulosPatty Dimopoulos, Manager, Strategy and Performance, Quality & Risk

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  • Phone: 613-345-5649 ext. 51513

Patty joined Brockville General Hospital in 2013 and is currently the Manager of Strategy and Performance. She is a graduate of St. Lawrence College, Business Administration Program (with distinction) and a Project Management Professional (PMI) with over 12 years administrative experience in the not-for-profit and public sectors. Her role includes responsibility for strategic planning, organizational performance, corporate governance advisor, quality improvement and risk management, and the hospital’s project management office. 

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.  In 2018-2019, Patty led the Hospital through the development of their new multi-year strategic plan.  She is currently the lead for the Operational Readiness component of the Hospital’s Redevelopment Project (2020).

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.  She has served on several community Boards and is currently the Secretary/Treasurer for the Hellenic Community of Brockville.

Other disclosure documents such as expense policies, expense reports and quarterly performance reporting may also be found on this website.

Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act

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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