Cheyne Chalmers joins Ryman Healthcare

Media release – October 1, 2019
Cheyne Chalmers joins Ryman Healthcare as Chief Operations Officer


Cheyne Chalmers is joining Ryman Healthcare as Chief Operations Officer.
Cheyne is a leading healthcare executive in Melbourne, where she is currently Executive
Director of Residential and Support Services, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer at
Monash Health.
Monash Health is the biggest public healthcare provider in Victoria with 18,000 staff,
including more than 8,000 nurses, across 40 locations.
She is also an Adjunct Professor at Deakin University, the largest provider of nursing
graduates in Victoria.
Cheyne trained as a nurse in New Zealand and worked in respiratory and palliative care
before moving into health management in the 1990s.
She built a successful career in New Zealand, holding senior roles in public health, and was
the nurse lead on various significant healthcare initiatives such as the National Medication
Safety Committee.
Shortly after arriving in Victoria she developed a strong reputation, and during her 10 years
in Victoria has been influential at a state and national level.
This includes being a Nurse leader on the Commonwealth review, and introducing a Clinical
Governance Framework, now embedded in the Australian National Standards.

She sits on the Victorian Hospitals Industrial Association Board of Directors and was the
past Chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Ministerial Advisory Group in Victoria.

She will take over as Chief Operations Officer at Ryman Healthcare in January 2020,
assuming responsibility for the clinical care and overall wellbeing of Ryman’s 11,200
residents.

“I always said I’d only come home for an amazing job, and this is an amazing job – I feel
humbled and privileged to be working for Ryman Healthcare,’’ Cheyne said.
“It may sound trite but working in healthcare is about making a difference. It’s about making
sure that people can have the best life they can possibly have while they are in your care.
And for staff, who spend most of their day at work, it is about making sure they can have
the best experience possible while they are there.’’
Ryman Healthcare Chief Executive Gordon MacLeod said Cheyne was an experienced
healthcare leader in New Zealand and Australia and will be based in Christchurch.
“Cheyne’s been involved in innovation and research and brings a wealth of experience to
the role. I believe that her values align closely with ours in providing care and leading people
and we are excited to welcome Cheyne to the team.’’
About Ryman: Ryman Healthcare was founded in Christchurch in 1984 and owns and
operates 36 retirement villages in New Zealand and Australia. Ryman villages are home to
11,200 residents, and the company employs over 5,500 staff.
Contacts: For media information or images contact David King, Corporate Affairs
Manager, on 021 499 602 (+64 21 499 602) email david.king@rymanhealthcare.com


Cheyne Chalmers