Leamington - May 17, 2019 - Erie Shores Healthcare is proud to announce and welcome Arms Bumanlag as the organization’s Director of Communications & Public Relations. Arms will be responsible for the overall communications strategy both internally and externally for the Hospital, building positive and strong relationships with staff, board of directors, community health partners, politicians, the media and the people of Windsor and Essex County - in person and on social media. Arms will serve as the spokesperson for the Hospital.

He joins the Erie Shores Healthcare team from almost 20 years of broadcasting here in Windsor Essex - most recently as the 6pm News Anchor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In addition to anchoring the newscast locally - Bumanlag connected with the community with a series of live newscasts and panels on location and stories about mental health and Autism in Windsor.

“I am thrilled to be welcoming Arms to the ESHC leadership team. As the landscape of Healthcare is ever changing, and ESHC is committed to meet the care needs of the communities we serve, we need to ensure that we are engaging with our communities, staff and physicians and informing them of what is happening at the local healthcare level. I am confident Arms is the right person to be able to do just that.” - Janice Dawson, CEO

Bumanlag has an extensive career in Television and Radio - as a talk show host, to weather specialist, to marketing and sales - and community outreach at AM800 CKLW and CTV Windsor. The last year of being in the healthcare system with his family drove home the importance of local, compassionate healthcare for him - ‘I’m beyond excited to connect with the people of Essex county and begin a new journey in the local healthcare sector which has become very near and dear to my heart since the birth of my son, who has health issues himself. I’ve taken great pride in connecting with the people of this area. This will allow me to be on the front lines of healthcare as I work alongside the team at Erie Shores Healthcare - and work on helping patients and staff communicate the amazing work and collaboration being done as we move forward into the future.’

“Having Arms as the Director of Communication and Public Relations will be a valuable addition to ESHC. Not only does he bring a vast amount of experience and expertise to ESHC, he brings with him a connection to Healthcare that is a rare find.” - Kristin Kennedy, CNE

Arms begins at Erie Shores Healthcare on Monday May 27th getting involved in a number of community events for the Hospital and familiarizing himself with the staff , services and people that make up Erie Shores Healthcare - contact information for Communications & public relations department to follow.