The Canadian College of Health Leaders is proud to announce that Dr. Bernard Leduc has been named recipient of the 2024 CCHL Distinguished Leadership Award. A trained family physician, Dr. Bernard Leduc retired in July 2023 after serving as President and CEO of Hôpital Montfort in Ottawa since 2010.
Throughout Dr. Leduc’s illustrious career, he has showcased his unwavering dedication and transformative impact within the healthcare sector. Under his leadership, Hôpital Montfort consistently earned recognition from CCHL, including prestigious awards like the Award of Excellence in Mental Health and Addictions Quality Improvement. Regularly attending regional and national CCHL conferences, Dr. Leduc actively engaged in mentoring through initiatives like the College’s “Coach’s Corner.”
His legacy as a visionary leader is rooted in a philosophy of continuous improvement and lifelong learning, evident in his establishment of the Institut du Savoir Montfort. In 2013, under his leadership, the hospital became the only French-language university hospital in Ontario. Dr. Leduc’s commitment to nurturing emerging leaders is exemplified through mentorship and creating a culture of transparency and innovation.
Distinguished by his strategic partnerships and results-driven approach, Dr. Leduc’s leadership has positioned Hôpital Montfort as a beacon of excellence in healthcare delivery. His contributions to system transformation, coalition building, and community engagement have left an indelible mark on Eastern Ontario’s healthcare landscape.
Dr. Leduc’s active involvement and generous contributions to the CCHL community underscore his commitment to advancing healthcare leadership. His accolades, including the Ordre des francophones d’Amérique and the Order of Ontario, reflect the profound impact of his career and his dedication to service.
The CCHL Distinguished Leadership Award honours a Champion of Performance Improvement. Winners of this Award are passionate and visionary leaders who have led transformative change, demonstrated exemplary engagement and collaboration and a dedication to building leadership capacity.
The award is sponsored by GE Healthcare. GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies that are shaping a new age of patient care. Their expertise in healthcare technologies is helping clinicians re-imagine new ways to predict, diagnose, inform and treat disease.
This award is part of our CCHL National Awards Program and will be presented at the Honouring Health Leadership event on June 2, 2024.
Watch Dr. Bernard Leduc’s acceptance video from the Honouring Health Leadership Event this past June!
For further information and/or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Christian Coulombe
Vice-President, Marketing & Membership
Canadian College of Health Leaders
613-235-7219, ext. 213
ccoulombe@cchl-ccls.ca
