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Teresa
Anderson
Chief Executive
Sydney Local Health District
“As a leader I think you need
to make sure that you
surround yourself with the
very best people—of all
genders, cultural groups and
backgrounds. You need to be
always looking at how you can
develop the people who are
around you; to give them the
best opportunities to develop
their skills to really be able
to achieve the goals that they
have, as well as the goals that
you have for them.”
Dr Teresa Anderson has more than 35 years’
experience as a clinician and manager in the NSW
public health system. She is responsible for the
strategic and operational management of Sydney
Local Health District, which consists of Royal Prince
Alfred Hospital—Australia’s premier quaternary
hospital; Concord Hospital—a leading tertiary
hospital; Canterbury and Balmain Hospitals; Sydney
Dental Hospital, and Community Health, Mental
Health, Drug Health and Population Health services.
The District employs 12,000 staff who care for the
health and wellbeing of around 700,000 people.
Dr Anderson started her career as the sole speech
pathologist at Liverpool Hospital in south western
Sydney. There, she gained a range of clinical and
management experiences. She was appointed
General Manager of Liverpool Hospital in 2003 and
then Director of Clinical Operations, the former
South West Area Health Service.
Dr Anderson is a member of numerous specialist
medical, research and health boards including the
Anzac Research Institute, Heart Research Institute,
Centenary Institute and the Australian Institute of
Health Services Management Advisory Board. She is
Chair of the Sydney Research Council—a partnership
between the University of Sydney, Sydney Local
Health District and the Medical Research Institutes
—and member of the Governing Council of Sydney
Health Partners, one of the first Advanced Health
Research Translation Centres in Australia.
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