Vanessa Burkoski

Dr. Vanessa Burkoski joined Humber River Hospital on September 12, 2016 as the hospital’s Chief Nursing Executive. In that role, Dr. Burkoski provides overall leadership in quality, strategic direction and management of professional practice in nursing and regulated health professions. Dr. Burkoski is passionate about evidence-based practice and the creation of an engaging, healthy, and scholarly practice environment in which health professionals can maximize their contribution to quality and patient safety, and improve organization and system outcomes.

Dr. Burkoski has extensive experience providing executive leadership, strategic advice and nursing expertise on a wide range of nursing and health care policy issues. From 2011 to 2016, Dr. Burkoski served as Chief Nursing Executive/Professional Scholarly Practice at London Health Sciences Center where, amongst her many accomplishments, she led their success as one of Canada’s top Best Practice Spotlight Organizations (BPSOs). From 2007 to 2011 as the Provincial Chief Nursing Officer, she provided strategic policy advice to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, conceptualizing and facilitating the implementation of a wide-range of evidence-based, innovative program and policy initiatives. Dr. Burkoski is recognized provincially, nationally and internationally for her values-based, evidence-informed and courageous leadership.

A proud registered nurse and immediate past president of RNAO, Dr. Burkoski holds a BScN, MScN and Doctorate in Health Administration. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Windsor, an Adjunct Academic Appointment in Nursing at the University of Western Ontario and at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto.