Kingston General Hospital (KGH) is fully committed to the principles of transparency and accountability. One of the many ways we are demonstrating this is to proactively disclose the provisions of our performance management plans and employment contracts of KGH executives. 

 

The Board is committed to protecting the interests of taxpayers and strengthening the accountability of the hospital as an organization in receipt of public funds. We report publicly each quarter on the progress against each of our performance indicators that the hospital measures. In addition, all executive contracts have been updated over the past few months to reflect the provisions of the new Excellent Care for All Act and the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act including the Perquisites Directive.  We can attest that KGH is fully compliant with the aforementioned legislation and directive, as well as the Public Sector Compensation Restraint to Protect Public Services Act.  In addition, we are in the process of examining the recommendations from the Report of the Independent Expert Panel of Executive Compensation in the Hospital Sector (Manley Report) which was just released by the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) and will make additional adjustments to our compensation program if required to bring us in full alignment with best practices.

 

KGH is the largest and most complex health care organization in our region.  As leaders of a major academic health science centre, our executive team is responsible for ensuring safe high quality care is provided for every patient, ensuring approximately $500M of financial and capital resources are effectively managed, and for providing oversight of 7,000 staff, physicians, volunteers and students. The KGH Board of Directors considered a number of factors when setting compensation for our current Executive Team including market standards, benchmarks and hospital-specific imperatives. Because of this, KGH has been able to attract and retain a highly skilled and high-performing Executive Team to steer our organization through massive change over the past three years.

 

The Board has put a rigorous performance management program in place that includes pay for performance as a portion of the total compensation of executives. We believe that the performance management compensation plans for our executives is responsible and that our approach will help ensure that KGH retains the best leadership that respects the use of Ontario’s health care dollars and continues to deliver on its strategic aim of “Outstanding Care, Always”.

 

For a full explanation of the performance management and compensation program for KGH executives, and to view the Executive Team contracts, click here.

 

Regards,

 

Chris Cunningham

Board Chair