Calvary appoints Professor Chris Baggoley AO
16th May 2018
Calvary has appointed former Australian Government Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Baggoley AO to the role of Chief Medical Advisor.
“The appointment of Professor Chris Baggoley is a significant honour for Calvary” says Martin Bowles, National CEO. “Professor Baggoley is a respected clinician with a national reputation in the field of emergency medicine. He has also made a significant contribution to progressing the nation’s response to antimicrobial resistance, vaccine preventable disease, the risk of new communicable diseases, and improved screening and early diagnosis of non-communicable diseases such as cancer.”
Having completed a degree in veterinary science Professor Baggoley decided that his future lay in human health care, enrolling in the South Australian Flinders University medical program in 1974.
Professor Baggoley, based in South Australia, says of his appointment with Calvary, “I came to Adelaide from Melbourne in my early 20s. The Calvary name is very well known in Adelaide and, with friends and family being cared for at both Calvary North Adelaide over many years and Calvary Wakefield more recently, I now feel a close alignment with the ethos of the Calvary community. I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to continuing the mission and values established more than 120 years ago.”
Most recently, Professor Baggoley was the Executive Director of Medical Services for the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network. He has been the Chief Executive for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Chief Medical Officer for the South Australian Department of Health and Director of Emergency Departments at Flinders Medical Centre, Ashford Community Hospital and the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
He was President of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Chair of the Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges.
Professor Baggoley will take a seat at the Calvary Executive Leadership Committee, reporting to National CEO, Martin Bowles. One of his first priorities will be to look at Calvary’s clinical engagement strategy and form a Clinical Council aimed at engaging with medical and clinical stakeholders to help Calvary navigate through the changes occurring in healthcare.
Professor Chris Baggoley will commence on 21 May 2018 and be based in Adelaide, with a national focus.
