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Board policy manual & workplace conduct - Kingston General Hospital

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ISSUED BY:AUTHORIZED BY:CATEGORY:COMMITTEE:KGH <strong>Board</strong> of DirectorsKGH <strong>Board</strong> of Directors<strong>Board</strong> EffectivenessArticle B: Governance ProcessGovernanceNUMBER: V-A-1ISSUE DATE: April 2010REVISION DATES:REVIEW DATE: April 2011PAGE: 1 of 2SUBJECT:DIRECTOR & NON-DIRECTOR DECLARATIONAs a Director/Non-Director of <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>, I acknowledge and accept that the<strong>Board</strong> of Directors is accountable to:Its patients and communities served for:• the quality of the care and safety of patients;• operating in a fiscally sustainable manner within its resource envelope and utilizing itsresources efficiently and effectively to fulfill the hospital’s mission in patient care,education and research;• engaging the communities served when developing plans and setting priorities for thedelivery of health care;• the appropriate use of community/donor contributions to the hospital.The Southeast LHIN for:• building relationships and collaborating with the LHIN, other health service providers,and the community to identify opportunities to integrate the services of the local healthsystem for the purpose of providing appropriate, coordinated, effective and efficientservices;• ensuring that KGH operates in a manner that is consistent with provincial plans, theLHIN’s integrated health service plan and its <strong>Hospital</strong> Service Accountability Agreementwith the LHIN;• achieving the performance standards in the <strong>Hospital</strong> Services Accountability Agreementand measuring KGH performance against accepted standards and best practices incomparable organizations;• providing an evidence-based business plan in support of requests for resources to meetthe KGH mission;• informing the LHIN, and where appropriate the communities served of any gaps betweenneeds of the communities served and scope of services provided within the LHINallocation;• apprising the LHIN and the communities served of <strong>Board</strong> policies and decisions whichare required to operate within its <strong>Hospital</strong> Services Accountability Agreement;Queen’s University for:• Providing an environment and resources as an Academic Health Sciences Centre, whichwill facilitate education and training of undergraduate and post-graduate healthprofessionals and the <strong>conduct</strong> of research as defined in the Affiliation Agreement; and toThe Government of Ontario, government agencies and institutional partners for:• compliance with government regulations, policies and directions;• implementation of directly mandated programs;• implementation of approved capital projects; and• fulfillment of obligations under formal agreements and grants.

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