|
 As
part of the Broader Public Sector (BPS) Accountability Act
Ontario hospitals must publicly post information about expense
claims made by hospital executives and Board Members.
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre embraces this
requirement. It is a reasonable way to promote public confidence
in our management of taxpayer money, and is consistent with
policies that apply to senior leaders in government and other
broader public sector organizations.
About Hospital Expenses
Hospitals, like many other complex businesses, may have executives
who incur business-related expenses from time to time that
are permissible and should be reimbursed.
Business-related expenses identified by the government for
public reporting typically fall under three categories: 1)
meals, 2) travel, and 3) hospitality.
The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has a well-developed
policy related to business-related expenses incurred by our
staff.
About Hospital Accountability
Ontario’s hospitals operate in one of the most demanding
health care accountability systems in all of Canada. Virtually
every aspect of hospitals’ performance is regularly
subject to external, independent scrutiny.
In fact, hospitals have initiated or played a key role in
shaping most of their stringent accountability measures. Some
of Ontario transparency efforts include:
- Reviews by the Auditor General of Ontario
- Accreditation by Accreditation Canada
- Publicly reporting of patient safety indicators on every
hospitals’ website
- Reporting quality measures on a consumer-oriented website,
myhospitalcare.ca
- Hospital
Service Accountability Agreements (HSAAs)
- Public reporting of wait times through Ontario’s
Wait Times Strategy
- Participation in public sector salary disclosure
Types of expenses disclosed: Disclosures
include travel, accommodation, meals, hospitality and other
travel incidentals. Course or conference registration fees
and expenses related to other education materials are not
included in these reports.
The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is required
to post expense claim information where the expenses are reimbursed
by the hospital using public funds. Expenses reimbursed by
another organization are excluded from the hospital’s
disclosure.
Designated Individuals: This includes members
of the Board of Directors, Chief of Staff, President &
CEO and members of the hospital's senior executive group who
report directly to the President & CEO.
Reporting Periods
Expense information will be posted on a semi-annual basis
for a period of two years from the posting date, beginning
in the 2011/12 fiscal year. The reporting period reflects
when the expense was paid.
Reporting period April 1 to September 30 posted by November
30
Reporting period October 1 to March 31 posted by May 31
For the period April 1 to September 30, 2011, total Board
of Directors and Executive Management reportable expenses
are $41,411.39. (Board of Directors $2,524.64 and Executive
Management $38,886.75)
For more information, please contact Scott Potts, Executive
Vice President, Corporate and Diagnostic Services at (807)
684-6022 or email Marsha, Administrative Assistant, at lemaxm@tbh.net.
:: back to top ::
|
