Nancy Jacko

Nancy Jacko retired from the North Bay Regional Health Centre in December 2014 where she was Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive. On retirement, she managed a project with the North East LHIN implementing Quality Based Procedures across the region and also has done private consulting. Nancy has had a progressively varied career in health care spanning 43 years including two hospital corporate amalgamations and the planning and moving to a new hospital in 2011. She has led several initiatives to achieve operational and systemic efficiencies and processes for truly patient centered care.

Nancy is a graduate of St. Joseph School of Nursing (Hamilton) and the University of Windsor. She worked in Critical Care and Public Health at the beginning of her career in the Hamilton and the Toronto areas. Since 1980, Nancy has been employed in the hospital system in North Bay where she held various management roles. Since 1997 until her retirement, Nancy had been a member of the senior administration team with responsibility for numerous clinical programs and participated in corporate planning and goal setting. She led the inaugural strategic planning process for the newly amalgamated North Bay Regional Health Centre and developed the first corporate score card for the organization.

Nancy has served on many hospital, local, LHIN and provincial Boards and committees such as a Family Health Team, the Ontario Hospital Association, and the Canadian Military. She has presented at various district, regional, provincial, and international conferences on various topics related to health care.

In 2011, Nancy was honoured to receive the Influential Women of Northern Ontario Award for the Public Sector in recognition of her leadership in health care. In March 2020, she was awarded the Davedi Order of Merit for her contribution to healthcare in the community.

Nancy is an active member of the community involved in various volunteer activities. Currently, she is the Chair of the Board of the North Bay Parry Sound District Public Health Unit. She has been a member of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Board since 2016 and also sits on the Governance Committee and chairs the Nominations Community Relations Sub-Committee.

Nancy resides in North Bay with her husband Bill. She is a strong advocate for healthy lifestyles and fitness.