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CTV News
17-07-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Windsor Regional Hospital leaders reflect on transition as CEO search begins
Karen Riddell delivers her first report as acting CEO of Windsor Regional Hospital. July 18, 2024. (Travis Fortnum/CTV News Windsor) As Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) launches its search for a new president and chief executive officer, hospital officials are sharing what they hope the next wave of leadership brings to the table. Karen Riddell, who has been serving as interim president and CEO since David Musyj accepted a temporary role at London Health Sciences Centre in May, will retire in March 2026. Riddell, who is also WRH's chief nursing executive, said both roles require leaders with deep clinical understanding and a commitment to frontline engagement. 'Really a real strong clinical leader with a really good understanding of frontline staff engagement and how to improve the patient experience moving forward,' said Riddell, in an interview with CTV News. 'We developed a new strategic plan this past year and we're really pushing that forward to ensure we're providing the best care possible.' Riddell emphasized the importance of hiring a CEO who not only understands the local landscape but also the broader provincial direction, especially as the region prepares for a long-awaited new acute care hospital. 'There's going to be a lot of work, not only on getting approval to build the hospital and then building it, but the transition of moving to the new site,' she said. 'We're going to need a really strong candidate that's going to be able to lead us into that future.' Riddell said she's optimistic strong candidates will step forward for both executive roles and is committed to supporting a smooth transition in partnership with Musyj. Musyj, who confirmed to the board Wednesday that he will not be returning to WRH, is currently serving as a supervisor in London. Despite his change in title and location, he said he remains a fierce supporter of the local hospital project when communicating with government officials. 'Luckily, they're on speed dial with me right now,' he said. 'So, when I'm talking about all things London, I also talk about the project with them and moving it forward.' Musyj said his current involvement in Windsor will continue at least until Riddell retires in December. After that, any ongoing role will be up to the new CEO. 'Regardless of that, I'll be the biggest advocate for the project with the government,' he said. Reflecting on how quickly the leadership landscape has shifted over the past year, Musyj said the turn of events was unexpected. 'If someone were to talk to me last May, at the start of May and said this is where we'd be right now, I would have lost a lot of money on that bet,' he said. 'But again, I'm honoured to be asked to help and Windsor Regional's in great hands with Karen and the rest of the team.' The hospital's board is expected to name Riddell's replacement before her departure.
CTV News
16-07-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Windsor Regional Hospital to launch CEO search as Musyj stays in London, Riddell to retire
Windsor Regional Hospital will start a recruitment process for the next CEO later this summer. The hospital board chair Ian McLeod announced Wednesday that past President and CEO David Musyj won't be returning to the role and interim CEO Karen Riddell will start her pre-planned retirement in March of 2026. Musyj, who was seconded to London Health Sciences Centre more than a year ago to lead that organization through ongoing operational and fiscal challenges, confirmed to the board Wednesday that he will not be returning to WRH. Following consultation with Ontario's Minister of Health, it has been decided that Musyj will be staying on at LHSC for an extended period of. 'On behalf of the Board, I want to give a sincere thanks to David for his many years of dedication to our hospital, our patients and our community at large. We are fortunate to know that David will continue to be a strong advocate for our new hospital project and will continue to be involved in discussions regarding this generational project as it moves towards becoming a reality,' said McLeod. David offered the following statement for the WRH team: 'As you know, my Windsor team is close to my heart. I want to sincerely thank the Board, leadership team, staff at Windsor Regional Hospital, and Windsor-Essex residents for their unwavering support throughout my career. I have had an exceptional journey at WRH and will continue to do everything in my power to ensure that Windsor's new hospital becomes a reality,' said Musyj. Riddell stepped in as acting president and CEO in Musyj's absence while also continuing her role as Chief Nursing Executive. 'Once again, with mixed emotions, now that David's decision is final, we can confirm that Karen's pre-planned retirement from WRH will occur no later than March 31st, 2026. Karen has been an exceptional leader for WRH in both her past and present roles and we will greatly miss her talents, her compassion for nursing and her dedication to her colleagues, patients and families over several decades,' said McLeod. McLeod said given the leadership changes, WRH will initiate a recruitment process for a new president and CEO, as well as separately for a new Chief Nursing Executive and vice president, later this summer. In the interim, Karen continues to serve as acting president and CEO of WRH, pending her planned retirement in the spring of 2026.
CTV News
16-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
LHSC supervisor issues statement regarding recent financial scandal
David Musyj seen at Victoria Hospital in London, Ont. on Dec. 14, 2024. (Brent Lale/CTV News London) The supervisor of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) issued a brief statement amid the fallout of last week's financial scandal. David Musyj said he will stay in the position as long as needed to ensure the hospital's recovery. Following consultation and based upon recent events, Ontario's Minister of Health and I are able to reassure the community that I will continue to serve at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) for as long as needed to get the job done and ensure the organization's recovery stays on track. I have heard firsthand that both the organization and the broader London community are seeking stable, consistent leadership—and I remain fully committed to helping guide LHSC through its transformation. I have always believed that a strong LHSC is critical to the success of Ontario's broader health-care system. I am deeply grateful for the warm welcome I have received from the LHSC team, the London community, and our key partners—St. Joseph's Health Care London, Western University, Fanshawe College, London Police Service, our community health partners, and the City of London. Together, we've already made meaningful progress, and I look forward to continuing this important work. I also want to sincerely thank the Board, leadership team, staff at Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH), and Windsor-Essex residents for their unwavering support throughout my career. I have had an exceptional journey at WRH, and I want to be clear: no matter where I am, I will continue to do everything in my power to ensure that our new hospital becomes a reality. — David Musyj, Supervisor, London Health Sciences Centre Last week, the hospital filed a pair of civil lawsuits totaling $60 million against former employees and executives. LHSC alleges a decade-long fraudulent procurement scheme where some of the defendants used money to buy real estate. The second claim alleges the hospital's former CEO and other top officials ignored the potential fraud. The statements of claim have not been tested in court. Last year the entire board of directors resigned. There's no timeline when a new board will be installed. Musyj was appointed to the supervisor position last fall by the province.
CBC
23-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
External review of LHSC shows hospital challenged by 'self imposed' problems
Social Sharing London's largest employer will need to make tough decisions as it continues to grapple with the fallout of years of instability, bloated management and growing need for medical care, a review of the organizational structure of the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has found. The review, done by an outside healthcare consultant at the request of provincially-appointed supervisor David Musyj, paints a bleak picture of the region's largest hospital — an organization that lags behind similar centres in its use of technology, faces a $150 million operating deficit, and has been embroiled in scandal and "massive" leadership turnover in the last decade. "LHSC is currently in a very difficult financial position and faces significant operating challenges every day. While all hospitals in Ontario are facing similar challenges, LHSC's circumstances are particularly complex," the consultant, BIG Healthcare, wrote in its report, which was released to staff earlier this week and includes 169 recommendations for how to improve the hospital's finances in the next three years. The report was not publicly released but a copy was obtained by CBC News. Hospital executives would not comment on the review because they're still sharing the findings internally, a spokesperson wrote in an email. The review was being done at the same time as a management restructuring, which "corrected excessive growth in management that has occurred at LHSC over the last four years," the consultant wrote. That restructuring has seen the elimination of 74 management positions, and 71 leaders being reassigned. It resulted in a $14M savings. LHSC interim CEO says executive job cuts won't affect patient care 9 months ago Duration 1:00 In the last decade, the report noted, the hospital, which includes Victoria and University hospitals, has had six different CEOs, six different CFOs, and 41 different executives. "Each new administration brought new structures, spending and priorities," the consultant noted. "The amount of service available in the region has not kept up with demand," the report states. Continued population growth means there will be "overwhelming demand for services in the future," but the hospital's spaces are at older and at capacity, with no room to grow or expand. "LHSC feels 'full' all the time because more people than ever are relying on it for care and there are fewer places than in the past that take patients who no longer require the acute level care provided at LHSC. This will be an ongoing challenge," the report states. "However, some of the difficult operating challenges LHSC faces are self-imposed: a result of its own choices and actions over the years." The hospital has hired a large number of people in the last four years, but "growth in staffing has been disproportionate to growth in service," the report states, and has been done without coordination. ""LHSC is using more staff and more hours of work to provide the same care peer hospitals do" 'They've lost trust' The hospital also doesn't designate patients who no longer need acute care accurately, which has "masked the extent of the capacity and flow challenges," that it faces, the report states. Efforts are underway to restart a relationship with St. Joseph's Health Care so surgeries and other medical care can be delivered more efficiently. Simplifying team structures, clarifying roles and expectations, reducing duplication and improving how work gets done will allow the hospital to provide more care without increasing staffing, the consultant said. Some of the recommendations sound like plans from decades past that tried to make the hospital system more efficient, said Peter Bergmanis, head of the London Health Coalition, who has advocated for the health care system for more than three decades. "It's tinkering at the edges again. Ultimately, a lot of this is out of the hands of the hospital administration and we know that LHSC is just a part of a bigger picture of underfunding of healthcare," he said. "We spent so much money in London 20 years ago to coordinate and re-organize and consolidate and amalgamate hospital staffing, and now here we are again." The hospital must do a capacity audit to see what the communities it serves needs, which will likely mean a demand for hundreds more beds, he added, which would boost moral of the staff. "They've lost all the trust. It's unbelievably frustrating for the staff." The hospital's dual responsibility as a major tertiary centre and a community hospital is unique, and it's one of the biggest and most complex multi-site academic health centres in the province, the report states. It also has a relatively young work force and hasn't paid enough attention to financial performance, according to the report. "The organization is data rich but has been information poor with regards to management decision making," the consultant wrote. A look at some of the 169 recommendations Doctors need to work more closely with administrators to review clinical results Individual doctors' admission rates and average length-of-stay should be monitored and reported Pause current spending on leadership development Review policies on the use of expensive drugs for rare diseases, with a focus on "optimizing patient access to those medications outside of the regular hospital drug budget" Have explicit discharge targets so most patients are discharged before noon, and include medical imaging (for example x-rays, ultra sounds or MRIs) in discharge planning Increase the number of patients that can be discharged to their own homes, and analyze why people are getting readmitted because LHSC has a high readmission rate All psychiatric admissions should have a care plan with an estimated date of discharge Mental health services should be 24/7 so patients admitted on weekends are seen by a psychiatrist. Call discharged mental health patients within 48 hours for a follow-up Stop investing and maintaining buildings that are not operationally active Create a surgical short-stay unit for people who have admissions that are less than 36 hours, and do more same-day surgeries so people with less than 24 hours in hospital don't have to be admitted Partner with long-term care homes so residents don't have to go to the emergency room, and leverage family medicine clinics to provide care for people without a family doctor who were see in in the ER Work to recover costs for non-OHIP funded births and switch to translation technology instead of in-person translation services in the birthing centre
CTV News
22-05-2025
- CTV News
LHSC has intercepted more than 200 weapons thanks to AI technology
Security officer Jon Jones and LHSC supervisor David Musyj in London, Ont., on Monday April 14, 2025. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London)
