General directorate

The Director general

In their capacity as Chairperson of the Executive committee, the Director general is responsible for the correct operation of the HUG. He or she receives instructions from the Chairman of the Board. The Director general is appointed by the State Council.

Operational decisions, in the framework of policies, general objectives, budget and medical entities adopted by the Board, are delegated to the Director general who is accountable to the Board for results obtained. 

In their capacity as Chairperson of the Executive committee, the Director General's mission is to:

• lead HUG in fulfilling its missions, policies and objectives set by the Board
• position and maintain HUG in a situation of continuous re-evaluation of the policies and objectives, taking into account the environment and the special conditions that apply to a university hospital
• ensure that laws, regulations, statues and directives are complied with
• propose budgets and establish operational rules
• provide controls to assess the level of fulfillment of the objectives and decide on appropriate corrective measures
• take on the role of an internal review body
• represent the HUG, with the agreement of the Chairman of the Board
• establish all contacts useful to HUG with other university hospitals, with the University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine and with the public services.

In their capacity as Director general, they chair :

• The Commission for information systems strategy
• Equalization funds committee

The HUG General directorate

• implements the policies and overall direction defined by the Board in conjunction with the Executive Committee
• establishes institutional strategic objectives and the objectives of the members of the Executive Committee
• determines the objectives and regulations for managing departments and shared services.

The General directorate brings together the Director general and the Deputy Director general in a single structure.

The following directorates report to the Director general :

• Teaching and research directorate
• Medical and quality directorate
• Care directorate
• Finance directorate
• Human Resources directorate
• Communication directorate

The Deputy Director general