"Hospital CEO"

Ontario has appointed a supervisor for Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) to address governance, management and financial issues at the hospital.

Murray Martin, President and CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences, will take appropriate action on recommendations relating to the governance and management of the hospital outlined in the Cambridge Memorial Hospital Operational Review Report February-May 2009.

As supervisor, Mr. Martin will assume full powers of the hospital board, the corporation, its officers and members of the corporation. In his role, he will work closely with senior hospital officials and the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (WWLHIN).

Murray Martin will report directly to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and will make his first visit to CMH in his role as Supervisor on September 11.