Close up with Board member Carm Dix

Niagara Health System Board Member Carm Dix

The Niagara Health System Board of Trustees is made up of volunteers who live and work in Niagara. Each Board member brings unique skills and expertise to this leadership role. The Board is responsible for governing the NHS and providing strategic direction to the Hospital to ensure it meets the healthcare needs of the community within the resources that are available.

Niagara Health Now is publishing a series of question-and-answer profiles on individual members of the Board to help our readers get better acquainted with them.

This issue’s profile is of Carm Dix.

Where were you born?
Chatham, Ontario

Number of years living in Niagara:
Forty-Five

Occupation:
Retired from Education

What were the greatest rewards from your job?
Working with young people

What influenced you to become a member of the NHS Board of Trustees?
Interest in healthcare in Niagara

How many years have you served on the NHS Board?
Nine

What is your greatest achievement or reward as a member of the Board?
Seeing the advancement of improved care across Niagara. The designation of all NHS buildings and properties as completely smoke-free.

What is the greatest opportunity for the NHS?
Bringing more expertise to the area through Centres of Excellence and providing care for people who might otherwise have had to leave the area.

What is its greatest challenge?
Communicating change and the benefits thereof to the general public, and managing the necessary changes.

Other involvement as a member of a volunteer Board, past or present?
A number of other boards in past years. Currently on the Niagara Falls Public Library Board (Chair).

How would you describe yourself to someone who doesn’t know you?
Persistent; a different sense of humour.  «