Erie Shores Healthcare (ESHC) has announced some changes on its board of directors.
The Leamington-based hospital announced this week that it had named Tom Marinelli as the new chair of the hospital board. Dr. Maxwell Abraham was named vice-chair.
"The hospital extends its appreciation to outgoing board chair Duffy Kniaziew, outgoing vice chair Amanda Sawatzky and outgoing director Mike St. Amant for their service and contributions to ESHC," read a media release from the hospital.
The board also appointed three new members, Debasree Deb, Melissa East Aspila and Kate Giurissevich.
The hospital also released its annual report for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, which was considered a time of transition with the previous President and CEO, Kristin Kennedy, moving to Windsor Regional Hospital.
The report also called attention to marking the hospital's 75th birthday by creating a permanent MRI suite that saw 4,700 patients, setting up a progressive care unit and a doctor-led nocturnist model, and continued efforts to reduce wait times in the emergency department as well as the time needed to move an emergency patient to an inpatient bed.
The complete 2025-26 Annual Report is online.
