Monica Olanski

Monica Olanski is the current VP, Patient Services & CIO at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital. Monica has held this position for 1 year and 3 months. Prior to their current role, Monica was employed at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) for 12 years and 1 month, where they held various positions such as Director of Integrated Clinical ITS Solutions, Regional Hospitals and Biomedical Engineering, Director of City-Wide Critical Care/ICU and Respiratory Therapy, Manager of City Wide Ambulatory Care Services, Endoscopy and Family Medical Centres, and Sr. Project Manager. In their role as Director of Integrated Clinical ITS Solutions, Monica was responsible for overseeing the hospital's electronic health record (EHR) system and all supporting clinical applications that interface with the main EHR. This role oversaw ten hospital and 14 sites, and Monica was responsible for building relationships, creating partnerships and working collaboratively across the region. Monica was also accountable for multiple budgets, contracts, several hundred staff and full operations of clinical ITS and Biomedical Engineering. As Manager of City Wide Ambulatory Care Services, Endoscopy and Family Medicine, Monica was responsible for managing all Medicine Ambulatory Clinics across four locations. Monica has extensive experience in system-wide transformational change management and advancing clinical digital footprints.

Monica Olanski has a Master's of Business from the Australian Institute of Business, a Certificate in Six Sigma from the University of Michigan, a Health Information Manager from Niagara College, a Business Administration and Management, General from the University of Western Ontario, and an Education from Western University.