Dr Diana Horvath AO Retirement

   

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10 July 2007

The Chairman of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Mr Bill Beerworth, today announced that the Commission’s Chief Executive, Dr Diana Horvath AO, had informed the Commission that she has decided to retire from her role.

In wishing Dr Horvath well for her retirement, Mr Beerworth said that the Commission had accepted Dr Horvath’s decision with regret.

Before accepting the challenge to lead the Commission, Dr Horvath had a distinguished career including fulfilling a number of high level executive roles spanning over 30 years. Immediately prior to her appointment as Chief Executive of the Commission, Dr Horvath held the roles of Chief Executive of Sydney South West Area Health Service and Central Sydney Area Health Service for 14 years. Dr Horvath undertook her medical resident years at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and later worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the USA.

Mr Beerworth commented that Dr Horvath brought to her role as Chief Executive a deep knowledge of the health system and its strengths and weaknesses. She has fulfilled a number of national roles including independent Chairman of the National Health & Medical Research Council, Commissioner on the Health Insurance Commission and National President of the Australian Healthcare Association.

She established the Office of the Commission in early 2006, following her appointment after the creation of the Commission by the Australian Health Ministers’ Conference.

Mr Beerworth said that Dr Horvath has built a robust platform for the Commission’s future work and leaves a motivated and expert team of executives and staff with a clear blueprint for the Commission’s future work.

‘She will leave us with the goodwill and warm wishes of all at the Commission’ Mr Beerworth said.

The resignation takes effect on 7 August 2007. In the meantime arrangements are being made for a replacement.