Steven Friesen

Steven is Executive Director, Research and Innovation at Bethany Care Society, one of Western Canada’s largest voluntary, not-for-profit providers of health, housing and community services for seniors and persons with disabilities.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Psychology) and Masters of Environmental Design from the University of Calgary.

He has led the development and implementation of Bethany’s Integrated Quality Management System and held research and evaluation positions in Alberta’s public and non-profit health care sector for more than 20 years. His professional experience includes a broad focus on health service and system research and program evaluation across primary care, continuing care and acute care settings. Steven’s graduate work in environmental design and subsequent research experience emphasize a special focus on the performance of the built environment and relationship to health and health care systems.