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NSHPCA Board Welcomes new Executive Director, Tim Guest

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KBRS is pleased to have assisted in the appointment of Tim Guest as the next Executive Director for the Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association (NSHPCA). The following is an excerpt from their recent announcement.

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August 6, 2024—The Board of Directors of the Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association (NSHPCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Guest as Executive Director.

Guest is a highly experienced healthcare executive with more than 30 years of nursing experience and a proven track record as an innovative and experienced professional, possessing repeated success in creating new strategies, innovation, and improvement plans involving complex projects.

His career includes more than 15 years as an executive in the health systems in Alberta and Nova Scotia overseeing many programs in acute care, mental health, home and long-term care, palliative care, and public health. Most recently, he was CEO of the Canadian Nurses Association.

Guest’s hiring comes as NSHPCA implements a plan of strategic growth in grief, bereavement and emotional wellness throughout Nova Scotia.

“I am deeply honoured to accept the role of Executive Director for the Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association at this important time. I am committed to working with the board, employees, members, key partners, and communities to bring a vision that elevates hospice and palliative care, as well as grief and bereavement support for all Nova Scotians,” says Tim Guest, Executive Director of NSHPCA.

Please join us in congratulating Tim on his appointment as the new Executive Director of NSHPCA.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Ann Cosgrove, President

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About Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association

The NSHCPA was established in 1992 to promote the philosophy and principles of palliative care. Today, the NSHPCA works collaboratively with healthcare system partners to support the implementation of grief and emotional wellness programming while continuing its mission to achieve comfort and peace for persons living throughout Nova Scotia with life-threatening illnesses.