Dr. Crispin Russell, lead for Team Enhanced Lung Cancer Care. Image: submitted
When Covid-19 restrictions kept the Dragon’s Den-inspired competition from taking place in person, Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation partnered with Hemmings House Pictures to let the show go on.
This year, the hospital foundation’s medical research competition, aka Lion’s Den, is coming back in the form of a film. The movie will focus on the behind-the-scenes journey of three teams of medical professionals competing to win half a million-dollar prize to fund their project.
“By capturing that on film, [the foundation] could really explain to a wider audience the importance of philanthropy and really the power that the passion physicians can have long-term in healthcare in this province,” said Shannon Hunter, director of marketing and communications.
The Saint John Regional Hospital. (Image: Brad Perry)
We now know who will lead the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation until the next CEO is chosen.
Jamie Gallagher, who chairs the foundation’s board of directors, has been named interim CEO.
“The Board and the Foundation team look forward to working with Jamie to ensure operations at the Foundation continue to run smoothly during the leadership transition,” the foundation said in an email Monday.
Gallagher will fill the role temporarily when the current president and CEO, Jeff McAloon, steps down in July.
McAloon
announced in April that he would be leaving the foundation after eight years as president and CEO.
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Apr 14, 2021 12:15 PM
Jeff McAloon, the president of the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation. (Image: Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation/Submitted)
The CEO of the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation is moving on to the next chapter of his career.
Foundation officials announced Wednesday that Jeff McAloon is leaving the role effective July 1.
McAloon said after eight years as the foundation’s president and CEO, he feels now is the time for new leadership.
“I’m a believer that change in leadership is a really important thing, but the timing of that change is also critical,” McAloon said in a phone interview.
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