Eric Vandewall

Eric Vandewall is President and CEO of Joseph Brant Hospital (JBH) in Burlington. Under Eric’s leadership, several major accomplishments have been realized at JBH. An ongoing focus on improving quality, safety, and service excellence is evident throughout the hospital. Joseph Brant Hospital has received Accreditation with Exemplary Standing from Accreditation Canada for over 12 years. In addition, JBH recently completed the largest redevelopment and capital expansion project in the hospital’s history. Phase 1, the Halton McMaster Family Health Centre, was completed in the Fall of 2014, and Phase 2, the redevelopment and expansion of the hospital, was completed in the fall of 2018. Joseph Brant Hospital is proud to partner with St. Joseph’s Health Care Hamilton and will join its award-winning clinical information system instance of Epic in the fall of 2026.

 

Prior to joining JBH, Eric served as Senior Vice President at Trillium Health Centre and as Vice President of Planning and Corporate Services at Trillium Health Centre. Eric has held a number of other senior management positions, including Director, Glaxo Wellcome; Director, Health Reform Implementation Team and several other senior positions at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care over an 11-year period.

Eric is a graduate of Queen’s University and holds a master’s degree in Public Administration, Health Policy. He also has an undergraduate degree from Toronto Metropolitan University in Architectural Sciences, and he holds a Chartered Director designation from the Directors College, McMaster University.