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Regional health agency has new boss
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
and discipline,” Boisclair said. “I’ve spent a large part of my career working with orga- nizations in the public sector. What he wants to do, during his term as Champlain LHIN chairman, is find the best ways to present the best value in public health services to communities and resi- dents, and also make sure that the LHIN is always accountable to the public for every decision it makes regarding both health care services and the cost for those services. “The key is quality,” he said. “We must provide quality health care for the people.” Part of a quality health care program, Boisclair noted, alsomeans avoiding redun- dancies that waste time andmoney for both patients and health-care providers. That translates into quicker response times in many areas to patients’ needs, which is also
part of his goal for the Champlain LHIN during his term as board chairman. “Number one on my list is integration,” he said. “We must provide quality health care for the people.” Part of a quality health care program, Boisclair noted, alsomeans avoiding redun- dancies that waste time andmoney for both patients and health-care providers. That translates into quicker response times in many areas to patients’ needs, which is also part of his goal for the Champlain LHIN during his term as board chairman. “Number one onmy list is integration,” he said, “finding ways for health-care profes- sionals to further work together to provide quality health care. That means upping the bar on excellence.”
His profession is number-crunching but Jean-Pierre Boisclair has just one goal as the new head of the financial heart of Eastern Ontario’s health services setup. High-quality health care programs for the region are among his primary concerns. Boisclair is the new board chairman for the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), the regional agency that oversees financial allotments for hospitals, and the various health services for the City of Ottawa, the Five Counties region, and several other neighbouring counties. He was confirmed as chairman in early March and is working at settling in to his new post. “It’s early days, early hours even, for me being in this job,” said Boisclair during one of several media interviews he’s done du- ring the days soon after his three-year term appointment was announced. “But I really think, on the broadest level, what I’maiming for is the fastest access to quality health care in the region.The issue has to be how do they get translated to a local context.” Boisclair is a Montreal native who has lived in the Ottawa area for the past 40 years. His background is as a chartered accoun- tant and his past career record includes holding the position of vice-president and chief financial officer for the Conference Board of Canada. He’s also been president of the Canadian Comprehensive Auditing
Jean-Pierre Boisclair, new chairman for Champlain LHIN.
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Foundation and past-chief executive offi- cer for Westhill Industries Ltd., a Canadian aerospace manufacturer. In the health services field, Boisclair is a former chairman of the board for the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre, past director of the Ottawa Hospital during which time he chaired the audit committee and was also on the hospital’s quality control and executive committee. All of which, along with his other community service interests, he expects will provide himwith a well-rounded and strong background for his new task. “Obviously, I’m big on financial literacy
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