Cypress Health Region CEO,Jim Hornell is heading East to Ontario. Hornell has accepted a new position as President and CEO of the Brant Community Healthcare System in Brantford Ontario. Hornell's last day with the Cypress Health Region is April 23.

Hornell states he will miss the staff and residents of Southwest Saskatchewan. He further wishes he could have seen the fruition of a number of capital projects including the new Long Term Care Facility in Swift Current. The announcement of Jim Hornell's resignation was made at a Press Conference at the Health Board office this afternoon.