Former RNAO president David McNeil will become the president and new CEO for the Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) on Dec. 10. For 17 years, he has been VP and chief nursing executive for Health Sciences North in Sudbury. In his new role, McNeil will oversee the operation of two hospitals within BCHS: the Brantford General Hospital and The Willett Hospital in Paris, Ont. “I’m honoured and excited about the opportunity,” McNeil says. “I look forward to meeting the staff, physicians, volunteers, patient and family representatives, as well as the community broadly. Together, we will set the priorities and directions for BCHS and the people we serve.” 

McNeil served as RNAO’s president from 2010 to 2012. He also co-chaired an RNAO-led provincial task force in 2014 that identified barriers and enablers affecting recruitment and retention of RNs, NPs and RPNs in rural, remote and northern Ontario communities, and proposed recommendations for a more sustainable workforce.