The Ontario authorities has appointed a supervisor to supervise the operations of Renfrew Victoria Hospital following a overview that uncovered “regarding monetary practices.”
In a information launch Thursday, the Ministry of Well being introduced that Altaf Stationwala had been appointed to the function to “strengthen [the hospital’s] governance, accountability, and talent to ship the absolute best care to Ontarians.”
Stationwala will work intently with the hospital’s CEO, board of administrators and workers to deal with “considerations concerning hospital governance and administration practices,” the ministry stated.
These considerations, the ministry stated, embrace “monetary points recognized throughout a overview by Ontario Well being and an unbiased third celebration.”
Each the Ministry of Well being and Ontario Well being are set to obtain common updates from Stationwala. These will culminate right into a remaining report geared toward enhancing the state of affairs on the hospital about 90 kilometres west of downtown Ottawa, the province.
The ministry informed CBC it will not remark additional on the information launch, which didn’t specify the character of the monetary points.
Affected person care not affected, says hospital
The Renfrew hospital offers surgical, medical, and sophisticated persevering with care providers. Its out-patient program handles over 30,000 emergency and clinic visits yearly.
In a press release, a hospital spokesperson stated Stationwala’s appointment was not a mirrored image on the “distinctive affected person care” offered by their docs, nurses and workers and wouldn’t have an effect on the supply of that care.
The Ontario Public Hospitals Act, which set out the framework for the operation of most hospitals in the province, says the minister might suggest to the lieutenant-governor to nominate a hospital supervisor if it is thought-about “within the public curiosity.”
