Interior Health names new VP Tertiary Services
By Nelson Daily Staff
Susan Brown has been appointed as vice president, Tertiary Services for Interior Health, announced Dr. Robert Halpenny, president and chief executive officer for the IHA, on Friday.
Effective Sept. 6, Brown will work with physicians and staff at Royal Inland Hospital and Kelowna General Hospital to deliver a seamless tertiary service over two sites. In addition, she will play a role in the expansion of Interior Health’s cardiac program and the development of the Medical School.
Brown’s career in health-care operations has spanned 28 years in both Canada and the United Kingdom. Most recently she has been working with Fraser Health Authority as the executive director, Medicine Program for Fraser Health’s 12 hospitals.
In addition, she oversaw health-care operations within the Peace Arch Hospital and White Rock Community. She is a Certified Health Executive and holds a Master of Health Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Interior Health conducted a search to fill this position after Joanne Konnert announced her retirement as VP Tertiary earlier this year.
