Health Workforce Canada has an Interim CEO

Deb Gordon, former Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Alberta Health Services, has been appointed to the role by the newly founded organization’s Board of Directors.

“Deb Gordon is a respected leader in health care. Her extensive executive health leadership experience and her collaborative approach will enable our organization to begin the work of collaborating with partners to build a strong health workforce in Canada to meet the needs of patients,”  Board Chair Glenda Yeates said Thursday.

Health Workforce Canada will work closely with all health system stakeholders to improve the gathering and sharing of data and find practical solutions and innovative practices to address long-standing issues in Canada’s health workforce.