PHSA appoints new CEO to replace leader fired after review into misspending allegations
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The Provincial Health Services Authority has a new president and CEO after its last leader was fired following the release of a review into misspending allegations.
The PHSA announced its board of directors appointed Dr. David Byres president and CEO. He had been filling the roles for seven months on an interim basis.
His predecessor, Benoit Morin, was fired in February, the same day an external review into misspending allegations was released.
"The Provincial Health Services Authority is there to ensure British Columbians have access to essential, high-quality health-care services, and this position is of the utmost importance, providing leadership and implementing direction to meet people's health-care needs," Health Minister Adrian Dix said in a statement.
"I am confident that Dr. Byres' experience, leadership, and education in health care, including most recently at the PHSA, make him an excellent fit for this role during a time of great challenges."
The PHSA oversees provincewide and specialized health services like the ambulance service, B.C. Centre for Disease Control, B.C. Children's Hospital and more.
In November 2020, CBC News brought forward whistleblowers' concerns that under Morin's leadership, the PHSA purchased and eventually wrote off about $7 million worth of unusable face masks from a Montreal-based vendor.
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