If you are interested in becoming a Board member of the Lake of the Woods District Hospital please review the following information which outlines the process, duties, responsibilities, and other important information for prospective Board members.

If you have questions that you would like answered prior to applying, please contact any of the following members of the Board Nominating Committee who would be happy to try to answer them.

LWDH Board Nominating Committee Members:

Process for Becoming a Board Member of LWDH

To be eligible to become a board member you must meet the qualifications as set out in the Hospital By-Laws (Article 4.02) and Governance Policies of the hospital including:

• Not be an excluded Person (see Hospital By-Laws Article 1.01 (o) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv))
• Be a member in good standing of the hospital corporation at least 60 days prior to the June Annual meeting.
• Be eighteen (18) or more years of age.
• Be a Canadian Citizen.
• Have your primary residence in the hospital catchment area which includes the area from the Manitoba/Ontario border to the west, to the Sioux Narrows/Nestor Falls area to the south, to all areas east to Vermillion Bay and to all areas north of Kenora not part of the Sioux Lookout Zone, including First Nations communities of Wabaseemoong, Grassy Narrows, Rat Portage, Whitefish Bay, Shoal Lake #39, #40, Northwest Angle #33, #37, the Dalles, Washagamis Bay;
• Meet the skills, experience, and qualifications established from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Corporate membership applications are available on the hospital web site www.lwdh.on.ca and once completed and accompanied by the $5 annual membership fee can be either dropped off at the hospital Administration offices or mailed to:

Corporate Secretary

Lake of the WoodsDistrict Hospital

21 Sylvan Street

Kenora, Ontario

P9N 3W7

Board Member application forms are also available on the hospital web site www.lwdh.on.ca and once completed can either be mailed to the above address or dropped off at the hospital Administration offices.

A member of the Hospital Nominating committee will contact you to discuss your application and if appropriate, arrange for a meeting where you will be interviewed to determine suitability.

After interviewing candidates the Nominating Committee will prepare a list of recommended nominees for the Board.

The Hospital Board of Directors will, at an in-camera session, review the recommendations for Board membership and make a final determination on candidates who will be recommended to the corporate membership for election at the June Annual General Meeting of the Hospital Corporation.

Once elected at the Corporations AGM, the new Board members will assume their position immediately following the meeting.

Duties and Responsibilities of Board Members

You are strongly recommended to review the hospital’s Governance Policy Manual which, as a whole, will help you understand the framework in which the Board operates.  In particular you are asked to review and understand the Boards policies on:

Board Job Description GP-5

Global Governance Commitment GP

Vision and Values GP-1

Governing Style GP-2

Board Members’ Code of Conduct GP-3

Board Job Description GP-5

Board Committee Principles GP-7

Board Education GP-9.1

Board Linkage with Community GP-12

Board Succession Planning GP-15

We also strongly recommend that you read the following documents that are critical to understanding the authority establishing the Hospital Board:

The Public Hospital Act of Ontario

Regulations for Public Hospitals in Ontario

Lake of the Woods District Hospital By-laws