Article content
TORONTO The head of Ontario’s air ambulance service has been tapped to lead the province’s vaccine rollout, the government announced on Sunday.
Dr. Homer Tien replaces retired general Rick Hillier as operational lead of Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, a spokesman for Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said in an email.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser, or Ornge head Homer Tien tapped to replace Hillier as head of Ontario vaccine drive Back to video
“Dr. Tien has been part of the Task Force since it was established and has worked closely with the province on leading Operation Remote Immunity,” Stephen Warner said.
The Ontario government has appointed the head of the province s air ambulance service as the new task force head for Phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Posted: Apr 04, 2021 2:41 PM ET | Last Updated: April 4
Dr. Homer Tien, president and CEO of Ornge Air Ambulance and a trauma surgeon, will be operational lead of the task force as the province prepares to move into Phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, according to Stephen Warner, spokesperson for Solicitor General Sylvia Jones.(Rachel Scott/Ornge)
The Ontario government says it has chosen Dr. Homer Tien, the CEO and president of Ornge Air Ambulance, to lead its COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force.
Tien, also a trauma surgeon at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, will be the operational lead of the task force as the province prepares to move into Phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, according to Stephen Warner, spokesperson for Solicitor General Sylvia Jones.
Ornge head Homer Tien tapped to replace Hillier as head of Ontario vaccine drive kitchenertoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kitchenertoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ornge CEO Dr. Homer Tien replacing Hillier as head of vaccine task force
by News Staff
Last Updated Apr 4, 2021 at 4:12 pm EDT
Dr. Homer Tien, trauma surgeon and President and CEO of Ornge Air Ambulance. TWITTER
Dr. Homer Tien, CEO and president of Ornge Air Ambulance, will lead the province’s vaccine task force following the end of retired Gen. Rick Hillier’s term.
In a statement, Stephen Warner, spokesman for the Solicitor General Sylvia Jones, says the trauma surgeon will serve as the “operational lead” of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force as the province moves into Phase 2 of the vaccine rollout.