Siragusa to leave top nursing job at Shared Health

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LANETTE Siragusa, the chief nursing officer who became a familiar face to Manitobans during provincial COVID-19 broadcasts, is leaving her position with Shared Health to join the University of Manitoba.

Siragusa’s last day at Shared Health will be Jan. 28, says a joint memo posted online Wednesday from Shared Health and the University of Manitoba.

On Jan. 31, she’s set to begin her new role as vice-dean of education in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the U of M. Siragusa will also be associate director of Ongomiizwin Health Services within the faculty.

In 2017, when Shared Health took over management of several Manitoba health systems in the Tory government’s health-care overhaul, Siragusa was recruited for the position of chief nursing officer and the provincial lead of health system integration and quality.

At the beginning of the pandemic, Siragusa made frequent public appearances with chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin to update Manitobans on the state of COVID-19 transmission in the province and, in particular, its effects on hospital capacity.

In the memo, Shared Health CEO Adam Topp and Dr. Brian Postl, dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and vice provost of health sciences at the University of Manitoba, wished Siragusa well in her new job.

“Ms. Siragusa will play a key role in engaging and inspiring the next generation of learners and health-care workers, at a critical time for our health system. We know you will join us in both congratulating her on this new challenge and thanking her for the many contributions she has made to our community of caring over the years,” the memo stated.