Ontario Hospital Association

The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is a Canadian non-profit organization based in Toronto, Ontario.

History

OHA funded the creation of reports under the Hospital Report Project in 1998 and 1999, authored by Adalsteinn Brown and Paula Blackstien-Hirsch at the University of Toronto.1)

COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the OHA participated as a member of the Evidence Synthesis Network, a partner initiative of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table.2)

On April 17, 2020, OHA published a summary of legislative changes related to COVID-19 that affect activities in Ontario.3) The document was updated on April 29, May 5, September 20, October 28, 2020, May 7, 2021, and January 12, 2022.

On January 25, 2021, the OHA published a statement titled “Strong Federal-Provincial Cooperation Needed to Overcome Barriers to Mass Vaccination” calling for “all levels of government” to “work in complete lockstep to ensure that Ontario gets the supply needed to build capacity and vaccinate as many Ontarians as quickly as possible.”4)

In January 2022, the OHA launched the Proximity Institute.5)

Organization

Personnel

Name Position Notes
Tom Closson President and CEO (former)6) Co-chair of the C.D. Howe Institute's Health Policy Council7)
Executive Committee8)
Dominic Giroux Chair -
Helen Hayward Vice Chair -
Julia Hanigsberg Vice Chair -
Carol Lambie Treasurer -
Liz Buller Proximity Chair -
Gary Newton Member -
Andrew Williams Member -
Jasmine Tehara Member -
Anthony Dale President & CEO -
Governance and Nominating Committee
Andrew Williams Chair -
Donna Wellington Vice Chair -
Helen Hayward Member -
Terry Campbell Member -
Sarah Downey Member -
Julia Goyal Member -
Patrick Johnston Member -
Dominic Giroux Member -
Anthony Dale Member -
Finance and Audit Committee
Carol Lambie Chair -
Jasmine Tehara Vice Chair -
Mike Baker Member -
Cynthia Davis Member -
Alex Munter Member -
Gary Sims Member -
Dominic Giroux Member -
Anthony Dale Member -
Lori Higgs Member St. Joseph's Health Care London
Labour Relations Committee
Gary Newton Chair -
Lynne Innes Vice Chair -
Mike Baker Member -
Melissa Farrell Member -
Julia Hanigsberg Member -
Dominic Giroux Member -
Anthony Dale Member -
Lori Higgs Member St. Joseph's Health Care London
Robert Alldred-Hughes Member Hôpital Glengarry Memorial Hospital
Karli Farrow Member Trillium Health Partners
Kim Lemay Member Sault Area Hospital
Investment Committee
Lynn McDonald Chair -
Anne-Marie Thomas Vice-Chair -
Carol Lambie Treasurer -
Dominic Giroux Member -
Anthony Dale Member -
Physician Leaders Network9)
Dan Cass Chair Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Ian Preyra Vice-chair Joseph Brandt Hospital
Akila Whiley Member Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital
Pooitsing Andrea Lum Member Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London Health Sciences Centre
Andrew Falconer Member Queensway Carleton Hospital
Jeffrey Tyberg Member Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
Khaled Abdel-Razek Member Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare
Michael Lisi Member Collingwood General and Marine Hospital
Michel Haddad Member Bluewater Health
Nadiya Sunderji Member Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care
Pervez Faruqi Member Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
Rardi van Heest Member William Osler Health System
Syed Zaki Ahmed Member Humber River Hospital
Virginia Roth Member Ottawa Hospital
Transition Planning Committee10)
Altaf Stationwala Chair Mackenzie Health
Matt Anderson Member Lakeridge Health
Jack Kitts Member Ottawa Hospital
Karim Mandani Member Ontario Shores
Kwame McKenzie Member Wellesley Institute
Dominic Giroux Member Health Sciences North
Liz Buller Member Scarborough and Rouge Hospital (SRH)
Michelle DiEmanuele Member Trillium Health Partners
Wade Petranik Member Dryden Regional Health Centre
Alex Munter Member Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
Barb Collins Member Humber River Hospital
Stacey Daub Member Headwaters Healthcare

Members

Members of the OHA include:11)

Full members

Associate Members

Affiliate Members

International Members

Partners

OHA is partnered with BORN Ontario.12)

OHA is a client of Healthwise Creative Resource Group, a marketing agency whose clientele is largely made up of pharmaceutical companies and non-profit organizations.13)

OHA is a donor to Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital through the Hennick Bridgepoint Foundation.14)

1)
The Hospital Report 2001 Series. (2001, July 26). Hospital Reports Project; University of Toronto. https://web.archive.org/web/20010809234902/http://www.hospitalreport.ca/
2)
Evidence & Knowledge for COVID-19 Response. Evidence Synthesis Network. Retrieved May 9, 2022, from http://archive.today/2021.03.14-063900/https://esnetwork.ca/
3)
Summary of Legislative Changes Related to COVID-19. (2020, April 17). Ontario Hospital Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20200419192814/https://www.oha.com/Bulletins/Summary%20of%20Legislative%20Changes%20Related%20to%20COVID-19.pdf
4)
Dale, A. (2021). Strong Federal-Provincial Cooperation Needed to Overcome Barriers to Mass Vaccination. Ontario Hospital Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20230530234522/https://www.oha.com/Bulletins/OHA%20Media%20Statement%20-%20January%2025%202021.pdf
5)
Focus and Balance - Supporting Hospitals While Investing in Health System Recovery and Transformation - 2022 OHA Member Report. Ontario Hospital Association. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230530215931/https://www.oha.com/news/focus-and-balance-supporting-hospitals-while-investing-in-health-system-recovery-and-transformation
8)
Committee Memberships 2022/2023. Ontario Hospital Association. Retrieved January 24, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230124000734/https://www.oha.com/Bulletins/Standing%20Committee%20Membership%202022-2023.pdf
9)
Ontario Hospital Association Physician Leaders Network. Ontario Hospital Association. Retrieved June 16, 2022, from https://archive.ph/ziEKz
10)
Special Committee: Transition Planning. Ontario Health Association. Retrieved January 23, 2022, from http://archive.today/2022.01.24-005424/https://www.oha.com/Bulletins/Membership%20List%20of%20Board%20Advisory%20Group%20Members.pdf
11)
OHA Members. Ontario Hospital Association. Retrieved January 23, 2022, from http://archive.today/2022.01.24-010645/https://www.oha.com/membership/oha-members
13)
Home. Healthwise Creative. Retrieved August 31, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220831042651/http://www.healthwisecreative.com/
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