March 4, 2005

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and Nipigon District Memorial Hospital have formed a strategic alliance. The Board of Governors of NDMH has entered into a contract with TBRHSC to receive Administrative and Financial Services.

The President and CEO of TBRHSC, Ron Saddington says, “the agreement uses recognized strengths of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. The Board of the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital will receive timely administrative and financial decision support ensuring the continuation of excellent management of its hospital”.

The alliance was considered, in part, because of the departure of Nipigon Hospital CEO, Bruce Sutton, who recently joined Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Care Group as the new Chief Information Officer.

Mr. Sutton said that “the Board in Nipigon reviewed its options and decided that in these times of balanced budgets and fiscal restraint, the strategic alliance was ideal for Nipigon since the Hospital would receive first-rate administrative support, yet would remain autonomous”.

Lori Marshall, Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services at TBRHSC, will take on new responsibilities for the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital.

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