Pembroke Regional Hospital has found their new leader. Sabine Mersmann has been appointed as the President and CEO effective November 1st. Mersmann will replace Pierre Noel who is set to retire at the end of this year after 16 years in the role. However, Noel will continue in an advisory capacity during the months of November and December. Mersmann tells myFM news that she’s excited for the new chapter.
Mersmann also explains to myFM that her many years with the hospital already, that will help her get started.
Moving forward, Mersmann says that there is lots to work on, especially as we come out of the pandemic.
For 13 years she worked in various clinical roles as part of the team at Renfrew County’s Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) before being hired by PRH in 1999 as Director of the hospital’s new Rehabilitation program.
In July 2012, Mersmann moved into the position of Vice-President of Patient Services, Seniors, and Community Care where she has been a leader in quality and patient safety and was pivotal in the organization-wide implementation of Lean management. She also helped bring MRI technology to our region, developed ways in which to embed patient and family advisors into our care processes and continued to find ways to form community partnerships through initiatives like Health Links and the early development work for our area’s Ontario Health Team.
Since January 2021, Sabine has served as Senior Vice-President of Clinical and Support Services, Partnerships and Integration. Board Chair David Unrau said the hospital had a strong response to the CEO opportunity with a total of 55 candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds and profiles expressing interest in the role.
(Written by: Kyle Robinson)