The affairs of a hospital are governed by the Board of Directors who stand in a fiduciary relationship with the hospital corporation. The fiduciary duties that are owed by a hospital director to the corporation are among the highest standard of conduct that the law imposes.
The following documents guide and assist the Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare voluntary Board of Directors to carry out their duties and responsibilities:
Governance Policies and Procedures Manual
Establish Strategic Direction
Provide For Excellent Management
- Board/CEO Relationship & Reports
- Chief Executive Officer Position Description
- Chief of Staff Position Description
- Executive Compensation
- Performance Review - CEO/COS
- Succession Planning, Chief Executive Officer
- Succession Planning, Chief of Staff
- Talent Management
Ensure Program Quality And Effectiveness
- Accessibility Standards for Customer and Patient Services
- Auditing Process, Professional Staff Credentialing and Appointment
- Definition of Quality
- Patient- and Family-Centered Care
- Political Activities
- Professional Staff Appointment and Credentialing
- Quality of Care Reviews
- Service Animals
- Supply Chain Code of Ethics
- Support Person
- Whistleblowing
Financial Viability
- Amortization
- Banking Guidelines
- Capital Assets & Capitalization
- Corporate Records
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Financial Donations to External Organizations
- Financial Planning / Financial Condition
- Financial Statements & Returns
- Fraud Risk Assessment
- Insurance and Asset Protection
- Investment of Surplus Funds
- Management of Donations
- Perquisites
- Signing Authority
- Signing Authority, Bank Cheques
- Trust & Specific Purpose Funds
Ensure Board Effectiveness
- Application to Serve on Board of Directors
- Board Agenda Development and Use of Consent Agenda
- Board Policy and Governance Review
- Board Recruitment and Election Process
- Code of Conduct, Board of Directors
- Confidentiality, Board of Directors
- Conflict of Interest, Board of Directors
- Corporate Decision Making Framework
- Delegations to the Board
- Director and Non-Director Annual Declaration Policy
- Director Selection Guidelines
- Education, Board of Directors
- Electronic Mail Communications, Board of Directors
- Electronic Meetings, Board of Directors
- Evaluation Process, Board of Directors
- Governance Performance Management Framework
- Meeting Attendance, Board and Committees
- Meetings Without Management
- Mentorship Program, Board of Directors
- Minute Taking Standards
- Open and In-Camera Board Meetings
- Orientation, Board of Directors
- Police Criminal Record Checks for Board Applicants
- Recognition of Board Service
- Resignation and or Removal of a Director
- Responsibilities of Elected and Ex-Officio Directors
- Role Description - Board Chair
- Role Description - Board Secretary
- Role Description - Board Treasurer
- Role Description - Board Vice-Chair
- Role Description - Committee Chair
- Roles and Responsibilities, Board
- Rules of Procedure
- Selection Process, Board Officers
- Selection Process, Committee Chairs and Membership
- Succession Planning, Board of Directors
Foster Relationships
- Advisory Members on Board Standing Committees
- Board Accountability Statement
- Board Award of Excellence
- Commitment To Integration
- Corporate Communications and Media Call Policy
- Corporate Partnerships
- Freedom of Information - Delegation of Authority and Oversight
Terms of Reference
- Audit Subcommittee
- Capital Plan Development Task Force Part B Planning Terms of Reference
- Executive Committee
- Governance Committee
- Nominations Committee
- Quality & Patient Safety Committee
- Resources & Audit Committee
- Strategic Planning Committee
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