On Monday, Oct. 5, the Government of Saskatchewan announced appointments to the board of directors, Sunrise Regional Health Authority.
Serving as a member of the Sunrise Regional Health Authority since March of 2007, Lawrence Chomos of Esterhazy is reappointed as Chairperson.
Serving the region since April of 2011, Donald Rae of Yorkton is reappointed as Vice-Chairperson.
Also returning are Sunrise Regional Health Authority members: Dave Schappert of Langenburg, Shirley Wolfe-Keller of Invermay and Gordon Gendur of Yorkton. Dave Schappert has served on the regional health authority since February of 2009. Shirley Wolfe-Keller and Gordon Gendur have served since May of 2012.
New to the Sunrise Regional Health Authority are: Garth Harris of Preeceville, Beatrice Boychuk of Ituna, Deborah Schmidt of Yorkton, and Bob Drayer of Sturgis.
“I want to sincerely thank outgoing members Walter Streelasky, Doris Kopelchuk, and Janet Hill,” says Chairperson, Lawrence Chomos. “Walter has served since May of 2006 and Doris since February of 2009. Janet Hill is a founding member of Sunrise Regional Health Authority, serving since April of 2002. We will miss these dedicated board members for their thorough knowledge of the region and compassionate representation of the public we serve.”
In addition, today’s appointments fill a vacancy from July of 2014 when Murray Dalton of Preeceville retired as a board member, a position he had held since May of 2012.
Sunrise Regional Health Authority is the official name of the Sunrise Health Region board of directors. The new members will receive extensive orientation to the region which oversees health services for 59,551 people in the region, with an overall catchment area of 120,000. The annual budget for health services in Sunrise Health Region is in excess of 221 million dollars and services are provided by its 2,945 staff members working in the community and in 23 facilities managed by the health region. The appointment of members and the identification of chairperson and vice-chairperson are made by Order of Council of the Government of Saskatchewan. All members serve at the pleasure of the Minister of Health for three year terms.
