Orangeville, ON – Headwaters Health Care Centre (HHCC) is inviting members of the community to join the hospital membership. “We want to have people sitting at the table who reflect our community’s ethnic, cultural, age and gender diversity, as well as diverse business expertise and personal backgrounds,” said Margot Hornseth, Chair, Board of Directors, Headwaters Health Care Centre.

The hospital Board of Directors is looking for candidates to serve on its Board committees including Finance; Governance & Nominating; Planning, Community Partnerships & Engagement; and Quality Assurance/Risk Management. Interested individuals are encouraged to join the hospital membership.

Membership fees are $25.00 per year for individual membership, spousal [two memberships] is $40.00 and organization/business membership is $100. Membership privileges include: electing new members to the Board of Directors; joining Board Committees; voting on bylaw changes; receiving special reports on hospital activities; and more.

The Board committees tackle a number of issues important to Dufferin and Caledon and work with senior hospital management to help the hospital achieve its goals. “The committee work offered me an opportunity to learn about health care in Ontario adding depth to what for me - and surely for many others - was and is a superficial understanding of its complexity.  Being a member of HHCC and serving on a Board committee is an extraordinary chance to learn and give. The work I was involved in had direction and purpose and I saw measurable progress. The interaction with other representatives of the community gave me a sense of 'belonging' and motivation,” said Jorgen Jensen, member of Quality Assurance/Risk Management Committee from 2004-2008.

Headwaters remains committed to supporting the growing needs of our community and providing the best access to care locally. We welcome open honest feedback on our initiatives and continually measure our progress. If you would like to make a difference in your community please join the Headwaters Health Care Centre membership. For more information on membership benefits visit www.headwatershealth.ca or call 519-941-2702 ext. 2201.