The Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare Board of Directors is a 12-member volunteer body that plays a key leadership role in setting policies and visioning for the hospital and the delivery of health care in the communities that we serve.

The Board of Directors governs Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare through the direction and supervision of the business and affairs of the corporation in accordance with its articles of incorporation, its bylaws, vision, mission and values, governance policies and applicable laws and regulations. 

The board follows best practice utilizing a skills-based model that focuses on prioritizing expertise and competencies while taking into consideration the overall diversity of the board with geography being one component over geographic representation. Although the majority of our board members currently reside in the southern portion of the Muskoka region, all of our members provide valuable local insight and perspectives.

By focusing on the skills that members bring—such as finance, healthcare, and community development, not-for-profit experience—we enhance our governance and decision-making capabilities. This approach strengthens our ability to meet community needs and fosters inclusivity as we seek individuals who can contribute meaningfully. Moving forward, we will continue to prioritize skills aligned with our strategic goals to adapt to the evolving challenges within our catchment area.

The role of the Board of Directors is to ensure that the hospital is well managed and does so by fulfilling the following roles and responsibilities:

Roles

Policy Formulation:

Establish policies to provide guidance to those empowered with the responsibility to lead and manage MAHC operations.

Decision-Making:

On matters that specifically require Board approval, choose from alternatives that are consistent with Board policies and that advance the goals of MAHC.

Oversight:

Monitor and assess organizational processes and outcomes.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the Development of and Approval of the Strategic Direction
Provide for Excellent Management
Ensure Program Quality and Effectiveness
Ensure Financial Viability
Ensure Board Effectiveness
Foster Relationships

Contact the Board

 To contact the Board Chair, please send your request to:

Dave Uffelmann, Chair - Board of Directors
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare
100 Frank Miller Drive
Huntsville, ON P1H 1H7
Telephone:  705-789-2311, ext. 2881
Fax:  705-789-0557

or

Tammy Tkachuk, Executive Assistant to the President & CEO and Board Liaison
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare
100 Frank Miller Drive
Huntsville, ON P1H 1H7
Telephone:  705-789-2311, ext. 2342
Fax:  705-789-0557

Board Structure

In determining the structure, responsibilities and number of Standing Committees, the Board of Directors considers the following principles:

1. The number and type of committees are designed to support, the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities and maximizes the participation of individual Directors.
2. The Board as a whole has "ownership" of the work that is done on its behalf by committees, task groups, etc.
3. The Board as a whole determines its priorities and how its business will be done by developing a policy on respective roles and relationship of the Board and its Standing Committees, a policy on Terms of Reference and membership of all Standing and Ad Hoc Committees, a set of annual goals/priorities for the Board and committees.
4. Responsibility for Standing Committee participation should be balanced among all members of the Board.  All Standing Committee members shall be appointed for 1 year, unless specified in this Governance Plan
5. Clear Standing Committee goals/work plans for prior approval of the Board.
6. Periodic review of Standing and Ad Hoc Committees.
   The majority of committee members on all Standing Committees shall be elected directors.
7. Ad Hoc Committees would be appointed and disbanded by the Board from time to time as need dictates.

The basic purpose for the establishment of a Standing Committee is for the committee to do the work that the Board of Directors does not have the time to examine in sufficient detail.  The detailed Standing Committee Composition for the 2024-25 Board of Directors provides a complete listing of all members of each Board Standing Committee.