We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Andrew Healey as the new chief of the department of emergency medicine for a two-year term. Dr. Healey’s term will commence May 12, pending board approval. During this two-year appointment, Dr. Healey will continue in his current role of department chief of critical care.

Dr. Healey’s dual certification in critical care and emergency medicine, as well as his extensive leadership experience, will allow him to help support and stabilize the department while working on succession planning. After the two-year term is over, St. Joe’s will begin a new search for a department chief. 

Dr. Shawn Mondoux will take on the newly created role of deputy chief of emergency medicine, pending board approval. Dr. Mondoux’s experience and track record in the emergency department will allow him to take on this new role and help the department meet the changing needs of St. Joe’s patients and communities. 

We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Dr. Erich Hanel for his two years of leadership as the interim chief of emergency medicine at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. We are very appreciative of his dedication and service. 

Dr. Andrew Healey 

Dr. Andrew Healey is currently the department chief of critical care at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. Dr. Healey is a specialist in emergency and critical care medicine at St. Joe’s. Additionally, he serves as the provincial medical director for organ donation at Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network). Dr. Healey has previously held roles as the chief of emergency services and medical director of critical care at William Osler Health System and served as the deputy chief of emergency medicine at St. Joe’s from 2012 to 2015. 

Dr. Healey earned his doctor of medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland and completed his fellowship training in emergency and critical care medicine at McMaster University. He also holds an international master in donation of organs, tissues, and cells for transplantation from the Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. He was the founding chair of the area of focused competence in acute care point of care ultrasonography for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the founding director of the point-of-care ultrasound program at St. Joe’s. Recently, he received the AFC diploma from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Healey has also completed several professional education programs focused on leadership. 

Dr. Shawn Mondoux  

Dr. Mondoux is an emergency physician with specialized training in quality improvement and patient safety, having completed a master’s degree in the field from the University of Toronto’s Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation.  

His academic work focuses on the use of data to drive system-level improvement in emergency care, and he is an active contributor to research in clinical operations and health system performance. 

Dr. Mondoux brings to this new role a commitment to collaborative leadership, data-informed decision-making and the ongoing improvement of care for patients and providers alike.