HMI West: “The new Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) Structure”

3 Oct 2016 - 13:00

HMI West Regional Meeting

“The new Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) Structure”
Presented by Mr. Tony Canavan
Chief Officer, Community Healthcare Organisation Area 2

13.00 – 14.15, 03 October, 2016

The Old Boardroom
Merlin Park Hospital, Galway


The HMI West regional committee is delighted to welcome Mr. Tony Canavan who will present at this event.

Tony has worked with the Health Services since 1993 in a variety of roles within the Mental Health, Primary Care, Public Health and Acute Hospital Services.

In 2002 he was appointed as General Manager of Mayo General Hospital, a position he held until 2009 when he returned to Galway as the General Manager for PCCC.  In 2012 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the West/North West Hospitals Group (subsequently SAOLTA Hospital Group).  In September 2015 he was appointed Chief Officer to the new Community Healthcare Organisation Area 2 with responsibility for Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.

A Galway native, he holds a BA in Economic and Social Studies.  He was awarded a MA in Health Economics from NUI in 2000 and has recently completed a MSc in Clinical Research with NUI Galway.

Timetable for the event:

13.00 Registration
13.30 Welcome and opening address
Seamus Gallagher, Chair, HMI West Region
13.35 ‘The new Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) Structure’
Mr. Tony Canavan, Chief Officer, Community Healthcare Organisation Area 2
14.05 Questions and Answers
14.15 Closing comments
Seamus Gallagher, Chair, HMI West Region

For further information, please contact Rosemarie Carroll (HMI) at 01 2974070 or email info@hmi.ie.

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