Healthcare Change Makers Podcast | Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada

Step inside the minds of Canada’s healthcare leaders; welcome to Healthcare Change Makers.

Join us as we talk to leaders about driving change in our complex healthcare organizations. Learn valuable lessons about how to manage the bigger challenges and risks facing organizations today – the implementation of new technology, natural disasters, patient safety, and the big problem of congestion and poor access to care.

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Kathryn Nichol: Leading from a Place of Compassion

(Access show transcript) She’s only been in the CEO position at VHA Home HealthCare for a year and even as COVID continues to be a presence, Kathryn Nichol is advocating for the essential role of homecare in our healthcare system and a much biggest investment in homecare.

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Children and Youth as the Future, with Bruce Squires, President of McMaster Children’s Hospital

(Access show transcript) Empowering people to be part of the solution is a core component of leadership for Bruce Squires, President of McMaster Children’s Hospital. Bruce believes in listening to the voices of children, youth, families, and healthcare staff, as we focus on post-pandemic recovery and look to the next chapter.

Episode 34: Liben Gebremikael, TAIBU Community Health Centre

(Access show transcript) TAIBU CHC was created to meet the specific healthcare needs of the Black Community. Executive Director Liben Gebremikael is optimistic that by addressing long-term systemic issues, the system will eventually be working for everybody.

Episode 33: Dr. Tim Rutledge, Unity Health Toronto

(Access show transcript) One of the things that attracted Dr. Tim Rutledge to the position of President and CEO of Unity Health Toronto was the hospital’s mission of equity and focusing on the needs of the most vulnerable.

Episode 32: “We Are One Community” with Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital CEO Carmine Stumpo

(Access show transcript) He’s worked in healthcare leadership for years, but now as CEO at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, Carmine Stumpo is focussed on making sure employees, volunteers and community partners are united in their shared purpose of managing growth and modernizing healthcare in the region.

Voices Lifting the Community with Cheryl Prescod and Joelleann Forbes

For this special series, Voices Lifting the Community, HIROC is partnering with the Alliance for Healthier Communities to highlight the work of several of the presenters at their online primary healthcare conference in June.

Voices Lifting the Community with Kate Vsetula, Director of Community and Organizational Development

(Access show transcript) For this special series, Voices Lifting the Community, HIROC is partnering with the Alliance for Healthier Communities to highlight the work of several of the presenters at their online primary healthcare conference in June.

Inspiring Impact with Jennifer Cornell

Colour It Your Way with County of Grey Director of Long Term Care Jennifer Cornell. As a new leader during an intense and challenging time, Jennifer Cornell, Grey County Director of Long Term Care, found comfort and guidance in the Colour It Your Way model of care.

Voices Lifting the Community with Celeste Turner, LGBTQ2+ Support Coordinator

Let’s call today Day One with LGBTQ2+ Support Coordinator Celeste Turner. It took years for Turner to find their voice and today they feel privileged to be in a position to advocate for the LGBTQ2+ community. The issues they face around access and inclusion are huge, but they say we can do this, let’s make today Day One.

Voices Lifting the Community with Sarah Hobbs, CEO of Alliance for Healthier Communities

According to Alliance CEO Sarah Hobbs, now’s the moment for health equity discussions. The Alliance for Healthier Communities and its member centres have been challenged in extraordinary ways this year, but Hobbs is confident that when it comes to making progress on health equity, this could be our moment.

Inspiring Impact with Trish Tutton

Thrive: Mindfulness as a Pandemic Recovery Tool. Difficult times, like we’ve been through in the past year, can take us to the physical and mental brink. Stress is a fact of life but mindfulness expert Trish Tutton says it can also be the source of our greatest lessons.