Bariatric Medicine: Struggles and Lessons Learned in the New World of COVID-19

Impact of COVID-19: The Hospital Strategic Planning and Experience

Barbara E. Collins, RN, MBA
President and CEO
Humber River Hospital
Toronto, ON

Barbara Collins was appointed the President and CEO of Humber River Hospital (HRH) in July 2016. In her previous role as COO, she served as the Senior Executive Lead for HRH’s redevelopment project, and oversaw the design, construction and activation of HRH’s Wilson Site in October 2015, North America’s first fully digital hospital. This ground breaking approach to integrating technology across all hospital systems and workflows was shortly followed by the development and implementation of HRH’s Command Centre in November 2017, a first in Canada and second in the world. 

Ms. Collins is a Registered Nurse with an MBA from Queens University, and over 40 years of progressive leadership experience in all major clinical and support areas in acute care. She is passionate about high reliability and compassionate patient care.