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Alan L. Goldbloom, MD
CEO, Children's Hospitals and Clinics
"Children's is proud to be a member
of the Phil-lips Partnership, as its mission directly coincides
with our commitment to improve the health of all children.
Good health requires much more than good medical care, as
anyone who works with children knows. A child's future health
and well-being is hugely influenced by his or her environment,
and part of Children's work is to enhance the quality of that
environment wherever we can.
"Phillips is our neighborhood:
we share in the responsibility for its growth, development,
and quality of life."
Alan L. Goldbloom, MD, became CEO of Children's Hospitals
and Clinics - the eighth-largest children's health care provider
in the nation - in January.
Before joining Children's, Dr. Goldbloom served as Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Hospital
for Sick Children in Toronto, where he was responsible for
day-to-day operations of the hospital as well as community
initiatives and partnerships. During his 15 years at The Hospital
for Sick Children, he served in a number of leadership roles,
including Associate Pediatrician-in-Chief and Director of
Clinical Services, as well as Associate Chair of Pediatrics
at the University of Toronto. Prior to this, Dr. Goldbloom
spent a number of years involved in medical education, directing
residency training programs in pediatrics, and serving as
chairman of the examining board in pediatrics for The Royal
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Born in Montreal, Dr. Goldbloom has spent most of his career
in Canada. He is a 1973 graduate of McMaster University in
Hamilton, Ontario. He practiced pediatrics in Nova Scotia,
where he also served on the faculty at Dalhousie University.
Dr. Goldbloom has had long-standing interests in community
issues. He has served as President of the Children's Aid Society
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was involved in leading a re-organization
of pediatric care in Toronto. This latter activity included
the development of a Child Health Network, linking hospital,
clinic, and individual providers of pediatric care. Its goal
was to provide the highest quality care as close to the child's
home as possible, with minimal disruption to school and family.
Dr. Goldbloom's wife, Lynn, is a former child life worker
from Boston Children's Hospital and a long-time community
volunteer. They have 3 children - Ellen, Amy, and Stephen
- all of whom are attending universities in Canada.
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