Regional Lead – Medical Services & Chief Medical Officer

Extending a warm welcome to
Dr. Aly Dhala
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Aly Dhala has accepted the position of Regional Lead – Medical Services and Chief Medical Officer of Southern Health-Santé Sud.
Dr. Dhala, a Certified Health Executive (CHE) and Family Physician with a certificate of added competence in Emergency Medicine (CCFP-EM), has been an integral part of our organization since September 2014. Based out of CW Wiebe Medical Centre and Boundary Trails Health Centre (BTHC), Dr. Dhala has a broad practice in the areas of primary care, hospital, emergency and long-term care. He also works as a Family Physician in Oncology through the BTHC Community Cancer Care Program. Dr. Dhala is active as a preceptor for the Clinical Teaching Unit at BTHC, training medical students and residents in Family Medicine.
Dr. Dhala has been a leader at CW Wiebe Medical Centre and a longstanding member of its Executive. Since April 2021, he has served as the Chief of Staff at BTHC, overseeing medical services and fostering collaboration amongst the local clinics and our medical teams. He helped navigate the challenges brought on by the pandemic and has led system change in the delivery of acute care services at BTHC.
In recognition of his contributions, Dr. Dhala was honoured in 2023 as one of Doctors Manitoba’s Top 40 under 40 in Medicine.
Dr. Dhala’s leadership skills and experience in health care will certainly contribute to his new role. He will start a gradual increase in duties and responsibilities over a three-month period of transition, starting April 1, 2024. His office location will be determined at a later date.
Please join me in extending a warm welcome to Dr. Dhala. We look forward to working together to achieve our mission of partnering with our communities to provide safe, accessible and sustainable people-centred health care.
Submitted by: Jane Curtis, CEO