Chief Executive Officer

About Northern Health Region

The Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA) is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering healthcare services across northern Manitoba, serving a population of more than 76,000 residents over an area that represents approximately 60% of Manitoba’s land mass. Through a network of hospitals, long-term care facilities, primary care clinics, and specialized treatment centres, the NRHA provides essential health services to diverse urban, rural, remote, and Indigenous communities throughout the region.

The Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA) is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering healthcare services across northern Manitoba, serving a population of more than 76,000 residents over an area that represents approximately 60% of Manitoba’s land mass. Through a network of hospitals, long-term care facilities, primary care clinics, and specialized treatment centres, the NRHA provides essential health services to diverse urban, rural, remote, and Indigenous communities throughout the region.

The region’s primary service hubs, Thompson, The Pas, and Flin Flon, offer the broadest range of healthcare services and provide critical support to communities across the North. The NRHA’s healthcare network includes six hospitals, four long-term care facilities, four primary care clinics, and two substance use and recovery treatment facilities, supported by dedicated healthcare professionals committed to improving health outcomes and advancing equitable access to care.

Northern Manitoba offers a unique blend of professional opportunity and exceptional quality of life. The region is renowned for its pristine lakes, expansive boreal forests, abundant wildlife, and year‑round recreational opportunities. Residents enjoy access to outdoor activities such as fishing, boating, hiking, skiing, hunting, and snowmobiling, while benefiting from the strong sense of community and connection that defines life in the North.

The NRHA maintains regional offices in Thompson, The Pas, and Flin Flon, enabling close collaboration with communities, healthcare providers, Indigenous partners, and stakeholders across the region. Guided by a commitment to patient‑centred care, health equity, and sustainable service delivery, the NRHA plays a vital role in supporting the health and well‑being of northern Manitobans. The NRHA serves a population in which nearly three‑quarters of residents self‑identify as First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, underscoring the importance of culturally safe, equitable, and community‑informed healthcare services throughout the region.

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Accessible, respectful, inclusive and safe healthcare for everyone.

We provide healthcare in a way that grows trust, inclusion and an understanding of patient needs to provide the best patient experience. We do that through people centred care and supporting our staff in a respectful, culturally safe environment. We are committed to meaningful partnerships with Indigenous partners, government agencies and other healthcare organizations as we strive to bring timely, equitable access to healthcare for the North.

Trust, Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Humility

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) provides strategic, operational, financial, and cultural leadership for the Northern Health Region (NHR), ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, sustainable healthcare services across northern, rural, and remote communities.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO is accountable for organizational performance, governance, workforce sustainability, system transformation,…