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Holiday closures: our outpatient programs will be closed from Dec. 25, 2024 to Jan. 1, 2025. Regular services resume January 2, 2024. Day program will be closed from Dec. 23 to Dec. 27, 2024 inclusive, and will be closed on Jan. 1, 2025. Orthotics and prosthetics will be available for urgent care.

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Irene Andress

Irene Andress

Vice-President, Programs & Services and Chief Nursing Executive (CNE)

Irene Andress serves as vice-president, programs & services and chief nursing executive.

In October 2020, Irene joined Holland Bloorview following a 35-year career in healthcare, 30 of which were at Michael Garron Hospital. She held several senior leadership positions there, including vice-president, patient experience, health professions & chief nursing executive.

Throughout her career, Irene has consistently shown a passionate commitment to patients and families. She is an ardent voice for nursing and healthcare disciplines, and has elevated practice standards locally and at the provincial level. She is a respected, trusted and dynamic leader with experience in the emergency department, maternal newborn child, organizational development and medicine.

As vice-president, programs & services and chief nursing executive at Holland Bloorview, Irene advances integrated programs and services, supports best quality care for children and families and empowers integrated inter-professional teams through strength-based approaches. She also builds upon her record of nurturing the next generation of healthcare leaders, imparting wisdom and a dedication to compassionate care, quality and safety, data- and evidence-informed decision-making and nursing excellence.

Irene obtained a bachelor of science in Nursing from Ryerson University and a master of nursing (administration) from the University of Toronto.

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nursing/interprofessional practice, workplace wellness, health human resource sustainability