John Woods is President of St. Joseph’s Villa, Interim President of St. Joseph's Home Care, and Interim VP Integrated Care for the St. Joseph's Health System. He has also served as Interim President of St. Mary’s General Hospital in Kitchener. He is currently Chair of the Board of the Catholic Health Association of Ontario and is a member of the Board of Home Care Ontario.
John began his career in the UK National Health Service (NHS) where he also completed the NHS Management Training Scheme. John has an MA in Management Studies. He is a graduate of the Rotman Business School Advanced Health Leadership Program (AHLP) and the Executive Program for Research Application (EXTRA), winning the Naimark Award in the latter.
As a general administrator John has led teams in Finance, I.T., Community Health Services, Research Administration, Quality and Patient Safety, and Medical Affairs Risk and Legal. He is proud supporter of the Alzheimer’s Society and the Margaret’s Place Hospice.