Laurie Leith

Laurie is accountable for acute hospitals and community health services in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Mission, New Westminster, Tri-Cities, and Surrey and is also the executive lead for surgical services throughout the Fraser Health Region.

Laurie began her career in health care 30 years ago as a nurse at Vancouver General Hospital. She has held several leadership positions at Vancouver Coastal Health, most recently as regional director Home and Community Care Program and operations director for Coastal Sites including Primary and Public Health, Pediatrics and Perinatal, Acute Operations Sea-to-Sky, Palliative Care and Hospice. Laurie has a broad understanding of the entire health care continuum from tertiary/academic settings to community, rural and Aboriginal health care.

Laurie has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Victoria and a Masters of Leadership for Health Care from Royal Roads University.