He made headlines in the Spring and continues to lead the news well into the New Year. The Quinte Broadcasting news team has selected Graham Scott…..the provincially-appointed Supervisor at Quinte Healthcare as its Newsmaker of the Year for 2009. In April, Scott was hired to address governance and financial issues at the hospitals in Belleville, Trenton, Picton and Bancroft. He has removed the old QHC Board of Directors and selected a new team. and, has cut a projected two year deficit of 15-million dollars to a more managable 3-million dollar figure. He recently made headlines for scolding the media for sensationalizing his contract….which potentially could pull in 509-thousand dollars….although he says he’ll make half of that amount.
