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The provincial government has appointed a supervisor to oversee London Health Sciences Centre’s operations, the latest chapter in major restructuring at the region’s largest hospital.
The province has appointed David Musyj, who was named interim president and chief executive in May, as the supervisor of LHSC, the hospital said in a statement posted on its website Wednesday.
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“I will be working with the government to strengthen the governance, accountability and ability of our organization to deliver the best care possible to the communities we serve,” David Musyj said in the statement.
“I am committed to doing everything in my power to ensure that we continue to thrive, to innovate, and to provide the best possible care to our community.”
A regularly scheduled meeting of LHSC’s board of directors on Wednesday was abruptly cancelled Tuesday evening.
The province, the primary source of funding for hospitals, has the power to appoint a supervisor to oversee the operations of institutions that are facing challenges. In June, the province appointed a supervisor over a hospital in Renfrew, near Ottawa, over “concerning financial practices.”
In his statement Wednesday, Musyj said he was not going to make decisions about LHSC in isolation and committed to establishing an advisory committee of community members to provide direct feedback on the hospital’s next steps.
Under Musyj’s leadership, LHSC terminated 59 managers and demoted 71 others with pay cuts earlier this month as part of its strategy to fix a $150-million deficit in its 2024-25 fiscal year. At the time, Musyj said further job cuts were possible as the hospital works to balance its books.
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Musyj, on secondment to LHSC from the Windsor Regional Hospital, replaced Jackie Schleifer Taylor, who had been chief executive since 2021. Schleifer Taylor went on a medical leave of absence in November 2023, and the hospital announced June 11 she was no longer employed at LHSC.
Under Schleifer Taylor’s tenure at the helm of LHSC, which came after the abrupt termination of Paul Woods over pandemic travel, the hospital moved to sever ties with St. Joseph’s Health Care London and wind down various joint ventures. LHSC also aggressively restructured its top ranks under Schleifer Taylor’s leadership, adding additional roles and terminating long-time executives.
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