LOUISE Sparkes has been appointed as Gippsland Southern Health Service’s new CEO, bringing more than 30 years’ experience in public health care to the role.
Ms Sparkes, who visited GSHS this week and met with staff, said she was looking forward to the new position starting on February 6, 2023.
“It was wonderful to visit the service, meet such welcoming staff and visit the fantastic facilities,” Ms Sparkes said.
“The staff asked great questions and it’s really clear how committed they are to the work they do. I’m looking forward to commencing in my new role early February.”
GSHS Chair Athina Georgiou said Ms Sparkes would be a strong and committed advocate and leader in the local community.
Ms Georgiou said the appointment followed a detailed recruitment process over the past four months.
Ms Sparkes has been part of the executive team at Bass Coast Health (BCH) since 2016, initially as Executive Director of Access and Emergency and later as Executive Director for Acute Services. In 2018, she started in the role of Chief Operating Officer providing executive leadership to all clinical services during a time of significant growth and transformation.
In January 2021, Ms Sparkes became Deputy Chief Executive Officer and then undertook a secondment with Latrobe Regional Hospital as Interim Executive Director Gippsland Health Services Partnerships from March 2022-July 2022.
She returned to BCH to provide executive oversight to the commissioning of the $115m Wonthaggi Hospital Expansion project.
Ms Sparkes will work closely with interim CEO Chris Trotman who will continue until February to ensure a smooth transition.
She replaces Mark Johnson who retired in mid-2022.
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