Fonds KGH 5999-210 - Kingston General Hospital Senior Hospital Administration fonds

The Board of Governors' mandate is to provide the administrative framework in which the quality of patient care, research and training can be achieved to the highest level. Since the late 1880's, there had been a need for the appointment of a staff member who would administer the Hospital on behalf of the Board. Over the years, rapid developments in clinical work, teaching and research also made an increase in senior staff necessary. In 1994, following in the steps of other major hospitals in Canada and the U.S., the Executive Committee came forward with a proposal that the Hospital should begin using the examples of large corporations in the way they relate to their senior administrative staff. The argument was that senior Hospital executives had been playing a strong leadership role, and these roles, and the way they represented the Hospital in varying capacities, would be better reflected by using corporate nomenclature. The senior hospital administration consists of several offices referred to as "executive offices" that have existed over a 30-year time period. Over time, the offices that have held responsibility for the hospital's administration include: the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Assistant Administrators (Plant, Finance & Professional), Comptroller, Executive Director, Assistant Directors, Associate Directors, Administrator, Executive Assistant, Assistant Executive Director, and Associate Executive Director.