Robert Devitt

Rob Devitt is a father and husband who enjoys a wide range of activities and sports. He is an adventure traveler having spent time trekking in many countries. He also plays recreational hockey, runs, cycles, scuba dives, skis and is an amateur photographer.

He recently retired after serving eleven years as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto East General Hospital. He has been appointed to assist a number of other hospitals in Ontario including serving as a Supervisor and Peer Reviewer. In 2009, Rob was appointed to serve as interim CEO of eHealth Ontario to turn around the struggling organization.  Prior to joining TEGH, Rob was the President and CEO of the Peterborough Regional Health Centre where he led the integration and merger of 2 separate hospitals and was also successful in securing Government approval for the development of a new replacement hospital in Peterborough.

Rob is a Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation.  He is Certified Health Executive and in 2014 was the recipient of the CCHL Mentorship Award. Rob was recently elected to serve on the Board of the Canadian College of Health Leaders and currently sits on the Ontario Post-Secondary Education Quality Assessment Board.  He has a Bachelors degree from Queen’s University and a Masters degree from the University of Ottawa and is a Certified Health Executive.