Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service’s (SCHHS) chief information officer, Barry Mather walked out the door for the last time today after spending three-and-a-half-years in the role. Mather told CIO Australia that he is the new CIO at Western Sydney Local Health District and will start at the end of July. He replaces Sabrina Walsh, who left the role in May after almost four years. Western Sydney Local Health District includes Auburn Hospital, Blacktown and Mt Druitt Hospitals, Westmead Hospitals and mental health and community services. Mather said his first job at Western Sydney will be “getting to know the team and understanding the portfolio of works ahead.” SCHHS includes Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Nambour General Hospital, Gympie Hospital, Caloundra Health Service, Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Glenbrook Residential Aged Care, and community health centres. Mather said his key achievements at SCHHS included scoping, building and commissioning technology at the 738-bed Sunshine Coast University Hospital, and building the local ICT team into a “cohesive team of highly capable professionals.” “I leave the team with a clear roadmap of deliverables for the next couple of years that will see the SCHHS evolve into a digitally mature organisation,” he said. Prior to SCHHS, Mather spent more than five years at Ramsay Health Care as chief technology officer. He was with Ramsay in various roles between 2005 and early 2015. Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebookhellip;Twitter: @CIO_Australia,Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation onLinkedIn: CIO Australia Follow Byron Connolly on Twitter:@ByronConnolly Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe