Lindsay, September 5, 2006

Ross Memorial Hospital is very pleased to welcome Varouj Eskedjian to its senior administrative team as Vice President, Diagnostics & Support.   

Varouj has a wide range of experience that includes working as an Assistant Administrator at the London Psychiatric Hospital, a District Manager and Hospital consultant for the Ministry of Health and more recently as a Vice President at Orillia Soldier’s Memorial Hospital.  Varouj holds a Masters in Health Science and is a certified Health Exectuvie with the Canadian College of Health Service Executives. 

“I’ve always enjoyed working in a community hospital,” said Varouj Eskedjian.  “Ross Memorial Hospital and its team of professionals have a great reputation so I was very interested in applying for  - and ultimately accepting - this position.” 

Ross Memorial Hospital conducted an extensive, national search for an individual who is an experienced executive with an outstanding track record of accomplishments, leadership, facilitation, and implementation of progressive and new initiatives.

“We are excited to have attracted Varouj Eskedjian to this leadership role at the Ross,” added Hospital President & CEO Brian Payne. “He has experience in health care administration, as well as strategic and operational management.  He is a team player with a proven ability to work well with administrative and professional staff and we are confident that Varouj will contribute significantly to the challenges ahead.”    

Varouj’s areas of responsibility will be Diagnostic Services including Laboratory and Diagnostics Imaging; Information Services including Information Technology, Patient Information and Health Records; and Support Services.    

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For further information, contact:

Julia Bryan, Coordinator
Employee & Community Relations
Ross Memorial Hospital                                                                                   
(705) 328-6246