St. Joseph’s Health System in Hamilton fired its CEO Dr. Tom Stewart after it was made public he had vacationed in the Dominican Republic despite government advisories to stay at home late last year. Stewart apologized for taking the trip. RNAO President Morgan Hoffarth spoke out: “We have been working tirelessly day-in and day-out. I work at a nursing home in an outbreak, so for front-line health-care workers to be at work every single day and not able to take a day off, and to have leaders who are travelling internationally or abroad for pleasure is not something I think people will respond favourably to.” Stewart was also removed from his position as CEO of Niagara Health. Several other high-profile politicians and health-system leaders in Ontario and other parts of the country were identified earlier this year for making similar, unfortunate choices to ignore public health advice.  (CBC News, Jan. 5)