Acute and Hospital-Based Care Executive Vice-President, Chief Nursing Executive
Judy Linton is a seasoned nursing executive who works in partnership with Dr. Chris Simpson, Ontario Health’s, Executive Vice-President and Chief Medical Executive, to advance evidence-based clinical excellence, help set standards that drive consistency, and enable the delivery of quality care and positive health outcomes.
Judy began her career as a registered nurse in critical care. She has since held key clinical care leadership positions in academic centres and community hospitals. Most recently, Judy was the Senior Vice-President, Patient Experience, and Chief Nursing Executive at Halton Healthcare. She is also former Vice-President, Clinical Services, and Chief Nursing Executive at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener. Judy has held leadership positions with provincial agencies, including Cancer Care Ontario and the Ontario Renal Network, as well as clinical operational and consulting roles at The Hospital for Sick Children, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Toronto.
Judy brings vast expertise to Ontario Health’s clinical programs that include palliative care and more. Her focus is on the provision of high-quality care and the best possible patient and family experience. Judy values collaborative relationships with clinicians to plan and deliver evidence-based care, and has extensive experience engaging others, particularly physicians, to work together to achieve the best care as close to home as possible for patients.