Michael Garron's guest appearances

Michael Garron

Toronto Today with Greg Brady

Bill Kelly Show

Kelly Cutrara

Healthcare Change Makers

Healthcare Hub Podcast

David Diamond

Marni Panas

Julia Hanigsberg

Andy Smith

Zayna Khayat

Brendan Carr

Deborah Gillis

Sarah Hobbs

Krystal Mack

Kathy MacNeil

Rob MacIsaac

Carrie Fletcher

William Osler

Andrew Petrosoniak

Sherry Janzen

OwlTail

Welcome to Episode 18! We’re joined this time by Dr. Carmine Simone, an Assistant Professor in the Thoracic Surgery Division at the University of Toronto, as well as a thoracic surgeon and Interim Vice President of Clinical Programs at Michael Garron Hospital. He brings some fantastic insights on implementing clinical projects, staying in the loop on new clinical technologies, acting as a link between business leaders and healthcare providers, and much more! We also start off the episode with a quick update on current views on COVID-19 vaccine boosters from Tyler. Thanks for listening!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/healthcarehubpodcast/message

Welcome to Episode 18! We’re joined this time by Dr. Carmine Simone, an Assistant Professor in the Thoracic Surgery Division at the University of Toronto, as well as a thoracic surgeon and Interim Vice President of Clinical Programs at Michael Garron Hospital. He brings some fantastic insights on implementing clinical projects, staying in the loop on new clinical technologies, acting as a link between business leaders and healthcare providers, and much more! We also start off the episode with a quick update on current views on COVID-19 vaccine boosters from Tyler. Thanks for listening!--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/healthcarehubpodcast/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/healthcarehubpodcast/message</a>

Episode 18 - Clinical Leaders taking on Business Roles Ft. Michael Garron Hospital

Sarah Downey

Show Summary: Welcome to Healthcare Change Makers, a podcast from HIROC where we talk to leaders about the joys and challenges of driving change in our complex and demanding healthcare organizations.   Today, your host, Ellen Gardner interviews Sarah Downey — the President and CEO of Michael Garron Hospital. Sarah strives for MGH to continue to be an outstanding healthcare provider to the people in Eastern Toronto and is inspiring the community to change the face of health. Join Ellen and Sarah to see change through the eyes of a healthcare leader.   Key Takeaways: [:46] What motivated Sarah to get into healthcare administration. [2:05] What was it that drew Sarah to the Michael Garron Hospital? [3:19] How MGH is maintaining their tradition as a community hospital while becoming a bigger institution. [5:33] How has MGH developing into a bigger institution affected the formation of Sarah’s own vision? [7:29] Sarah’s leadership philosophy. [8:20] How have Sarah’s previous positions and experiences informed her current philosophy? [9:28] How Sarah stays positive in the face of stress. [10:40] Overcoming the impact of the winter surge volume at the hospital. [12:35] Sarah’s take on the Patient Ombudsman’s annual report. [15:30] The important mentors in Sarah’s life and the lessons she’s learned from them. [17:22] How Sarah balances her naturally friendly nature with that of her CEO persona. [18:54] Is Sarah optimistic about the state of our healthcare system? [19:45] The shift in energy in the hospital after they received a $50 million donation. [21:34] What Sarah is looking forward to at MGH. [22:38] Reflecting on how far she’s come.   Mentioned in this Episode: Michael Garron Hospital University of Ottawa Dr. Bob Bell United Way Fundraiser Annual Report — Patient Ombudsman   Read More Interviews with Healthcare Leaders at Hiroc.com Follow us on Twitter, and listen on iTunes. Email us at Communications@HIROC.com.

Show Summary: Welcome to Healthcare Change Makers, a podcast from <a href="https://www.hiroc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HIROC</a> where we talk to leaders about the joys and challenges of driving change in our complex and demanding healthcare organizations. Today, your host, Ellen Gardner interviews Sarah Downey — the President and CEO of Michael Garron Hospital. Sarah strives for MGH to continue to be an outstanding healthcare provider to the people in Eastern Toronto and is inspiring the community to change the face of health. Join Ellen and Sarah to see change through the eyes of a healthcare leader. Key Takeaways: [:46] What motivated Sarah to get into healthcare administration. [2:05] What was it that drew Sarah to the Michael Garron Hospital? [3:19] How MGH is maintaining their tradition as a community hospital while becoming a bigger institution. [5:33] How has MGH developing into a bigger institution affected the formation of Sarah’s own vision? [7:29] Sarah’s leadership philosophy. [8:20] How have Sarah’s previous positions and experiences informed her current philosophy? [9:28] How Sarah stays positive in the face of stress. [10:40] Overcoming the impact of the winter surge volume at the hospital. [12:35] Sarah’s take on the Patient Ombudsman’s annual report. [15:30] The important mentors in Sarah’s life and the lessons she’s learned from them. [17:22] How Sarah balances her naturally friendly nature with that of her CEO persona. [18:54] Is Sarah optimistic about the state of our healthcare system? [19:45] The shift in energy in the hospital after they received a $50 million donation. [21:34] What Sarah is looking forward to at MGH. [22:38] Reflecting on how far she’s come. Mentioned in this Episode: <a href="http://www.tegh.on.ca/bins/index.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Garron Hospital</a> <a href="https://www.uottawa.ca/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Ottawa</a> <a href="http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/common/ministry/d_minister.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Bob Bell</a> <a href="https://www.unitedway.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">United Way Fundraiser</a> <a href="https://patientombudsman.ca/Whats-New/Annual-Report" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Annual Report — Patient Ombudsman</a> Read More Interviews with Healthcare Leaders at <a href="https://www.hiroc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hiroc.com</a> Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/HIROCGROUP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and listen on iTunes. Email us at <a href="mailto:Communications@HIROC.com">Communications@HIROC.com</a>.

Healthcare Change Makers: In Conversation with Sarah Downey, President & CEO of Michael Garron Hospital