Nancy Lefebre

Background

About Nancy Lefebre

Nancy Lefebre is currently the SVP, COO for the Business of Caring at SE Health, with a broad portfolio that includes the delivery of care across all business lines in addition to the areas of professional practice, research, education, and digital transformation. Nancy’s passion and commitment to leadership, the use of evidence, and breakthrough clinical practices is reflected in the awards SE has received – including being named a Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO), a Healthy Workplace, and the winner of the CHSRF Chair Achievement Award in Nursing/Health Human Resources. Nancy is a recipient of the RNAO Award of Merit for her outstanding contributions to the Nursing profession, and the Canadian College of Health Services Executives Nursing Leadership award in recognition of her nursing leadership. Advocacy on behalf of Canadians most in need is a key practice for Nancy. In addition to her work in SE Health, she has served as the Executive Director of the Saint Elizabeth Foundation and has now transitioned into her role as a board member. Under Nancy’s direction, SE Health and the Saint Elizabeth Foundation has invested more than $6 million into end-of-life care catalyst projects, supporting over 200 hospices across Canada, and becoming the founding member and ongoing operator of Journey Home Hospice. The hospice is a leading provincial, national, and international teaching and learning facility for health care providers to learn specialized care for patients who have experienced homelessness and structural vulnerability. Given her social impact leadership, Nancy received the Sharon Carstairs Award of Excellence in Advocacy in 2020. Nancy also serves as an adjunct lecturer at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, and is a past member of the Innovation Advisory Board, George Brown College.