Conversations In Complexity

Gary Newton, in an interview with Ross Upshur, discusses his agenda as the Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Sinai Health System while explaining his views on complex care and how he is trying to bring about change in Sinai Health System in Toronto. In this fascinating and  candid interview, Dr. Gary Newton talks about his views towards complexity, his aha moments, his involvement in health administration, his experience of running a hospital based Division of Cardiology,  the Department of Medicine and ultimately to his role as the CEO of Sinai Health System after the merger of Bridgepoint Active Healthcare and Mount Sinai Hospital in 2015. Dr. Newton discusses the challenges of managing the process delivering care to individual patients to managing populations of patients with complexity, while helping complex health systems evolve. He further explains the shortcomings with the current “non-system system”. Gary Newton assumed the role of President and CEO of Sinai Health System in October 20161. H