Erie Shores HealthCare names new CEO

LEAMINGTON – After a six month search, the Board of Directors for Erie Shores HealthCare (ESHC) has announced the appointment of Kristin Kennedy as the organization’s next Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

The ESHC Board of Directors, in partnership with Waterhouse Executive Search, completed an extensive and in-depth exploration process with numerous skilled and experienced candidates.

Kennedy is currently the VP of Patient Services and Chief Nursing Executive at ESHC and is an Assistant Professor at McMaster University.

Kennedy has worked in the healthcare sector for 25 years and holds the designation as a Certified Health Executive (CHE) and a Masters of Health Management from McMaster University.

This year, Kennedy was one of seven Registered Nurses selected from over seventy applicants in Ontario to join the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee for the College of Nurses of Ontario.

KRISTIN KENNEDY

“It is an honour to be selected as the next CEO of Erie Shores HealthCare,” said Kennedy. “Living in one of the communities that Erie Shores HealthCare serves, I firmly believe in its value and a strong footprint in Windsor-Essex County."

She is quick to acknowledge the staff she works with as well.

“I am most excited to start this next chapter in my career alongside the many dedicated and passionate staff and physicians I have worked with over the last three years,” she added.

Kennedy is taking over from Dr. Ross Moncur, who has served as Interim CEO since May 2020.

Dr. Moncur will remain with the hospital in his role as Chief of Staff. He is pleased to transition oversight of ESHC to Kennedy.

“This is an exciting day for Erie Shores,” he said. “We are fortunate to have a new CEO who has such a deep understanding of what makes this hospital so vital to our community. I sincerely look forward to continuing to work with Kristin as she turns her vision for the Hospital into reality.”