BC Children's Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre is led by the executive team, comprised of senior staff in leadership positions across the organization.
Sarah Bell is the chief operating officer of BC Children's Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre. Sarah began her career in health care as a registered nurse at St. Paul's Hospital. She moved to BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services, where she worked as a facility coordinator, program director and executive director. She helped identify and develop services for children and youth with significant substance-use disorders. Sarah became an executive director for BC Children's Hospital in 2014. Among her other achievements, she has worked to implement the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. After acting as interim chief operating officer at BC Children's, Sarah was promoted to the position in 2019. She feels fortunate to play a leading role in a field that can help improve the lives of B.C. families.
Dr. Jana Davidson is the chief medical officer for BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre. In this role, Jana has oversight over all medical staff, including physicians, midwives and dentists, working at BC Children's and BC Women's as well as, quality and safety, overall academic mandate, and both research institutes. Jana was previously BC Children's Hospital's psychiatrist-in-chief and was the Head of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia (UBC) from 2008-2019. She is a proud BC native and completed all her medical training at the University of British Columbia. Over the course of her career, Jana has provided consulting psychiatric services to virtually all BC Children's mental health clinics, as well as to community-based teams around the province via telehealth. Jana is driven by her passion to ensure that all those who require care, receive education, undertake research and work at Children's and Women's are welcomed, valued and respected. She is focused on ensuring the highest quality of care and in fostering integrated clinical research. Among her many accomplishments, Jana received the Premier's Award in 2016 for implementing a Telemental Health service in northwestern BC to create equitable access to child and adolescent psychiatry in that region and the Joint Collaborative Committee's "Champion of Change" award in 2018 for her work in child and youth mental health system transformation in BC.
Laurence Bayzand is the executive director, inter-campus operations, BC Children's Hospital and BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre, a campus with over 4,500 staff and hundreds of clinics, programs, and services. In this role, Laurence oversees both clinical and non-clinical hospital operations and large-scale projects including the Clinical & Systems Transformation Project, and the Slocan Site Redevelopment project. Laurence has more than 25 years of expertise in public, private and not-for-profit operations with a focus on health-care services. Trained as a clinical counsellor, he practices compassionate listening and understanding every day. He's a facilitator and an advocate for authenticity, honesty and transparency. He is dedicated to quality patient care and believes in implementing innovative programs that provide opportunities for individual growth and team success.
