September 2019 – Present

Kim Delahunt
Interim President & Chief Executive Officer

Email | Phone: (519) 941.2702 x 2710

Kim Delahunt is a successful senior leader with more than 18 years of progressive leadership experience across the continuum of care and across sectors. She has a diverse background with experience across virtually all areas of healthcare including direct care, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, primary care, health system planning and integration within a LHIN environment, acute care, long term care, home and community care and in the private health care sector. As a result, she possesses in-depth knowledge of the Ontario health system.

Kim has a Bachelor of Kinesiology and Masters in Science degree from McMaster University and a Masters in Health Administration from the University of Toronto. She has also completed the Advanced Health Leadership Program at the Joseph L Rotman School of Management - University of Toronto and is a Certified Health Executive through the Canadian College of Health Leaders.

Kim has widespread experience in health system transformation and developing and executing strategy at an organizational and regional level. She is passionate about developing strong and collaborative stakeholder relationships and operating within complex and often ambiguous environments.

September 2019 – Present

Dr. Peter Cino
Chief of Staff & Vice President, Medical Affairs

Email | Phone: (519) 941.2410 x2503

As the Chief of Staff and Vice President of Medical Affairs, I am responsible for overall leadership for physicians, midwives and dentists at the hospital. I sit on the Senior Management Team as a voice for that group and their clinical priorities. I’m also responsible for ensuring oversight for patient safety and quality alongside the Chief Nursing Executive.

I graduated from McMaster University and the University of Ottawa School of Medicine and completed training in both family practice and anesthesia in London, Ontario before moving to Orangeville. My Main focus for over 20 years has been GP Anesthesia at Headwaters Health Care Centre, William Osler, and clinics across the GTA. However, I have also worked clinically in the Departments of Family Practice, Anesthesia, Obstetrics and Emergency Medicine at Headwaters.

I have been an active and highly committed member of the medical staff at Headwaters Health Care Centre since 1993. Prior to my current role, I provided leadership to a number of important portfolios at the hospital including as Chief of Anesthesia from 2014 – 2019; Chairing the Credentials Committee from 2008 – 2018 and providing interim Chief of Staff leadership in 2017.

June 2017 – Present

Peter Varga
Vice President, Patient Care & Chief Nursing Executive

Email | Phone: (519) 941.2702 x2215

As the Vice President, Patient Care & Chief Nursing Executive my focus is on advancing clinical excellence across our core programs and services. My team and I am responsible for all clinical services provided to patients and families at HHCC. As the complexity of care increases with our patients, its essential for our team to continually build their knowledge base and deliver best practices to our community.

Prior to HHCC, I was the Program Director at Grand River Hospital, as well as the Regional Director of the Ontario Renal Network (ORN) for chronic kidney disease within the Waterloo Wellington Region. I was accountable for all renal operations internally, as well as the planning, delivery and performance of renal care services throughout Waterloo-Wellington region.

I graduated from nursing in 1995 from Conestoga College and in my past 25 years, I have been fortunate to have multiple opportunities to develop as a nursing leader through a series of progressive clinical and leadership roles across a variety of organizational, administrative, academic, provincial settings. I feel truly privileged to say I am a nurse and I am deeply passionate about how inspiring, strategic, and influential nursing can be in providing patients and families with holistic, high quality and person-centered care.

Present

Monique Porlier
Vice President, Corporate Services

Email | Phone: (519) 941.2702 x3020

As the Vice-President of Corporate Services at HHCC, I am responsible for operations including Human Resources, Organizational Development, Finance, Health Records and Decision Support, Information Management and Technology, Privacy, Communications and Strategy, Maintenance/Facilities/Biomedical Engineering, Security, Food Services, Materials Management.

I have more than 20 years of strategic and executive and operational leadership experience in finance, pension and group benefits, human resources, information technology and risk management.

Prior to HHCC, I was the Vice-President Operations and Chief Financial Officer for the Canadian Cancer Society, National Office where I guided the development and implementation of the Society’s strategic plan and its annual business plans and budgets. I supported the Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology and Risk Management Portfolios at both the national and nationwide level and was the management leader for the Finance Committee of the Board and the Investment and Pension Advisory Committee and part of the nationwide executive leadership team.

Earlier in my career, I was the Vice-President, Financial and Information Systems at Halton Healthcare Service and worked for the Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital, Madison Chemical Industries Inc., M&T Harshaw Canada and Price Waterhouse where I obtained my chartered accountant designation.

I am proud to serve as a Director at Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada, as well as volunteer on the Board of Directors for Hospice Wellington and previously with the Residences at St. Andrews Georgetown Corporation and United Way.

I earned my Honours Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian University and am a Chartered Accountant. I am also a member of the Women’s Executive Network, Financial Executives International and CPA Ontario.

I have been fortunate to have travelled to many parts of the world and plan to keep adding to my experiences. Spending time in outdoor activities and gardening is my refreshment!

Senior Leadership Team

Kim Delahunt Interim President & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Peter Cino Chief of Staff & Vice President, Medical Affairs

Peter Varga Vice President, Patient Care & Chief Nursing Executive

Monique Porlier Vice President, Corporate Services

Kim Delahunt
Interim President & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Peter Cino
Chief of Staff & Vice President, Medical Affairs

Peter Varga
Vice President, Patient Care & Chief Nursing Executive

Monique Porlier
Vice President, Corporate Services