Acting Medical Officer of Health Appointed by HKNP Board of Health
Written by Comms Team, February 4, 2025
Dr. Thomas Piggott has been appointed as the Acting Medical Officer of Health effective immediately.
PETERBOROUGH AND PORT HOPE, ON (February 4, 2025) – Today, the Board of Health for the Haliburton Kawartha Northumberland Peterborough (HKNP) Health Unit (formerly Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit and Peterborough Public Health) announces Dr. Thomas Piggott as the area’s new Acting Medical Officer of Health (MOH) and Chief Executive Officer, subject to the Minister of Health’s approval, effective immediately.
“We are pleased to announce that Dr. Thomas Piggott has been appointed as Acting Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer of the newly merged Haliburton Kawartha Northumberland Peterborough Health Unit,” said Ron Black, Chair of the Board of Health for the Haliburton Kawartha Northumberland Peterborough Health Unit. “Dr. Piggott brings excellent knowledge of our community and public health to the role, and we are confident that our mandate of protecting and promoting the health of all residents will be met and exceeded upon.”
Dr. Piggott is already a familiar face to many in the community as the Medical Officer of Health of legacy Peterborough Public Health. As an accomplished public health physician with a breadth of professional experience and community service, he will continue to oversee public health initiatives that enhance the well-being of the community.
Dr. Natalie Bocking remains in the Deputy Medical Officer of Health role. “We had two great candidates who challenged the board process and both incumbents were very effective leaders of their respective organizations,” said Ron Black.
In his role Dr. Piggott will be working to design senior leadership team responsibilities and the design of a second public health physician position, which has been communicated as part of the plan for strengthened medical coverage for the new organization.
Dr. Thomas Piggott started with Peterborough Public Health in December 2021. In his position as MOH/CEO, Dr. Piggott brings experience working at various levels of public health in Canada and internationally. Prior to Peterborough, Dr. Thomas Piggott worked as MOH and VP lead for Population/Rural & Remote Health in the northern region of Labrador and as a field doctor with Médicins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dr. Piggott completed medical training, residency in Public Health and Preventive Medicine and his PhD in Health Research Methods at McMaster University. He is involved in research, teaching, clinical work and a father of young children.
A reminder that Haliburton Kawartha Northumberland Peterborough Health Unit is the legal name of the organization. HKPR and PPH will remain operational, with no immediate impact on programs and services. More information will be shared on the formal launch of the new organization business name and logo later in 2025.
A Media Scrum is being planned for Monday, February 10, 2025, at 10 a.m.
Media Contacts:
| Ashley Beaulac, Manager of Communication Services,
HKPR District Health Unit, abeaulac@hkpr.on.ca 1-866-888-4577, ext. 1212 |
OR | Media Relations, Peterborough Public Health,
media@peterboroughpublichealth.ca 705-743-1000, ext. 352 |