Accountability

Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is dedicated to providing the best quality of care to all our patients, and we are proud to be part of a system that is focused on quality, accountability, transparency and results.

Ontario’s hospitals operate in one of the most demanding accountability and transparency environments in Canada. This section of our website has been developed to demonstrate our commitment to these values and to the communities we serve.

Access to Information
Broader Public Sector Accountability
Community Report
Energy Conservation at PRHC

PRHC is committed to ensuring that energy use and costs are as low as possible while maintaining high standards of comfort, service and productivity.

PRHC’s provincially reported energy data can be found on the Ministry of Energy website here.

PRHC has a five-year Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan in place that outlines how we will reduce overall energy consumption, operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
Hospital Service Accountability Agreement (HSAA)
- HSAA Extending Letter
Multi-Sector Accountability Agreement (MSAA)
- MSAA Extending Letter
Protecting Patient Privacy

BROADER PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY

At Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), we take our financial responsibilities seriously. Consistent with the Broader Public Sector Business Documents Directive, the following corporate documents are publicly available on our website at the following links:

About the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act

The Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010 (BPSAA) was introduced on October 20, 2010 and received Royal Assent on December 8, 2010. The BPSAA sets out accountability standards for hospitals, Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) and other broader public sector organizations.

Hospitals are subject to the following components of the BPSAA:

BPS Business Documents Directive
BPS Compensation Arrangements Compliance Directive
BPS Expenses Directive
BPS Perquisites Directive
BPS Procurement Directive
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)

The Government of Ontario provides additional public information about Broader Public Sector Accountability.

Attestations

Attestations are related to compliance with reporting on use of consultants, lobbyist rules, expense claim and procurement directives. Hospitals are required to submit attestations indicating compliance with the following requirements of BPSAA:

Completion and accuracy of reports required on the use of consultants
Compliance with the prohibition on engaging lobbyist services using public funds
Compliance with expense claims directives
Compliance with perquisite directives
Compliance with procurement directives

The reporting period the hospital is attesting to is April 1 to the following March 31.

Broader Public Sector Attestation – April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024

Hospital Parking Attestation – September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024

Bill S-211 Report & Attestation – April 2023 to March 2024

Consultant Use Reporting

In order to remain accountable to the public, we report on the use of outside consultants. The documents posted here contain the names of the firms, the types of contracts, the term and value of the contracts, how the firms were selected and whether there have been any modifications to the original contracts.

Hospital Report on Consultant Use – April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024.

Declarations

The reporting period the hospital is attesting to is April 1 to the following March 31.

Executive Compensation

Executive compensation is an important area for all organizations, particularly those in the public sector. Hospitals and other public institutions are challenged to ensure that we operate as effective stewards of public dollars, while at the same time compensating our executives at a level that will enable us to attract and retain a highly competent and effective senior leadership team.

Executive and Board Expense Disclosure

PRHC is committed to being open and transparent with its stakeholders and the general public.

At times, our staff members and Board Directors have to travel to attend off-site meetings with hospital and community partners, Ministry officials and to participate in working groups and educational sessions.

All expenses incurred are in accordance with the hospital’s Travel and Expense Reimbursement Policy and are available for review.

Rebecca Adrian
October 2021 to March 2022
April 2022 to September 2022
October 2022 to March 2023
April 2023 to September 2023

David Ames
October 2021 to March 2022
April 2022 to September 2022
October 2022 to March 2023
April 2023 to September 2023

Noel Bennett, VP, Chief Nursing Executive
April 2022 to September 2022
October 2022 to March 2023
April 2023 to September 2023
October 2023 to March 2024

Normanne Bland
April 2023 to September 2023
October 2023 to March 2024

Allison Chenier
October 2021 to March 2022
April 2022 to September 2022
October 2022 to March 2023

Cheryl Coombes, VP
April 2022 to September 2022
October 2022 to March 2023
April 2023 to September 2023
October 2023 to March 2024

Joan Conrad
October 2021 to March 2022
April 2022 to September 2022
October 2022 to March 2023
April 2023 to September 2023

Nicola Crow
October 2021 to March 2022
April 2022 to September 2022
October 2022 to March 2023
April 2023 to September 2023

Kate Farnell, EVP, CFO, CIO, CHRO
October 2021 to March 2022
April 2022 to September 2022
October 2022 to March 2023
April 2023 to September 2023

Chris Feindel
April 2022 to September 2022
October 2022 to March 2023
April 2023 to September 2023
October 2023 to March 2024

Caroline Gaffney
April 2023 to September 2023
October 2023 to March 2024