An extended termination notice is one common inclusion in the contracts of CEOs at area hospitals.
Under new transparency rules, which came into effect Jan. 1, details of hospital CEO contracts have been released showing that South Bruce Grey Health Centre CEO?Paul Davies,  Hanover and District Hospital president and CEO Katrina Wilson, Huron-Perth Healthcare Alliance CEO Andrew Williams, and Grey Bruce Health Services CEO Maureen Solecki each have a two-year contract guarantee – meaning a 24-month notice of termination is required or payment equal to that time period would be necessary in lieu of notice to release the CEOs from their respective duties.
Local CEO Davies is currently being paid $213,000 plus $950 a month for car allowance (gas, maintenance, insurance). Davies also receives seven weeks paid vacation per year.
Last November Davies submitted his resignation, effective March 31. He has served as the SBGHC’s CEO for the past nine years.
Solecki’s contract pays her roughly $253,000 a year along with a $750/month car allowance. She also receives six weeks’ paid vacation. A five-year contract, signed in 2009, is reviewed annually and could see the CEO making $300,000 or more in its final year.
Williams’ contract was the highest at approximately $295,000 for four hospital sites with an $850/month car allowance. He also receives six weeks’ paid vacation.
Hanover’s Wilson contract pays her approximately $163,000 and is reviewed annually. The number of paid vacation weeks was not stipulated in the contract, but a spokesperson said he thought it is six weeks. She doesn’t have a car allowance but is paid mileage.
Most of the information regarding hospital CEO contracts can be found on the hospitals’ Websites.