Below are the main committees and councils that work within the organization as well as our representatives in permanent committees and councils run by the state and municipalities. This is not an exhaustive list, partly because the organization's staff are also on boards and councils on their own terms.

Executive Board

The Executive Board manages the organization from day to day. More about executive management under Organization chart.

Professional advice

The professional council met in its current form only in December 2020 on the basis of changes to Act 40/2007 on health services. The professional council has established rules of practice which can be seen below.

Representatives in the professional council:

  • Helga Rebekka Stígsdóttir fh paramedics
  • Lilja Sigurðardóttir fh nurses
  • Sigríður Lára Gunnlaugsdóttir, chairman, fh other professions

Security Committee Northern Region

Security Committee for the Northern Region from 1 October 2021 to 1 October 2023.

The safety committee is working of regulation 920/2006 on the organization and implementation of occupational health and safety work at workplaces.

Myndin sýnir tvo dálka. Vinstra megin er öryggistrúnaðarmenn, sem eru fulltrúar starfsmanna. Þar undir eru Amy Melissa Reynisdóttir og Unnur Árnadóttir. Hægra megin eru öryggisverðir sem fulltrúar stofnunar. Þar eru Hildur Elísabet Pétursdóttir og Signý Þöll Kristinsdóttir.

Security Committee Southern Region

The security committee for the southern region is appointed from 1 October 2021 to 1 October 2023.

The safety committee is working of regulation 920/2006 on the organization and implementation of occupational health and safety work at workplaces.

Myndin sýnir tvo dálka. Vinstra megin er öryggistrúnaðarmenn, sem eru fulltrúar starfsmanna. Þar undir er Jóhann Örn Hreiðarsson. Hægra megin eru öryggisverðir sem fulltrúar stofnunar. Þar eru tómir kassar sem á eftir að setja nöfn í.

Northern Area Contingency Command

Contingency management is defined in the organization's Contingency Plan for the Northern Region.

Reactive control:Substitutes 1Substitutes 2
CEODirector of Finance and OperationsChief accountant
Lúdvík ÞorgeirssonElísabet SamúelsdóttirHalldóra Þórðardóttir
Medical DirectorHealth care doctorDoctor
Susanna B. ÁstvaldsdóttirKristrún GuðmundsdóttirHealth care doctor on call
Director of NursingHead of the inpatient wardNurse
Hildur Elísabet PétursdóttirÞórunn PálsdóttirSara Guðmundsdóttir

Southern Area Response Command

The emergency management of the southern area (south of the Dýrafjörður corridor) is defined in the emergency plan for the area. Due to the small number of people working on a day-to-day basis at the facility on Patreksfjörður, the plan assumes that both emergency management and all substitutes are called in the event of a group accident.

Emergency managementSubstitutes 1Substitutes 2Substitutes 3
CEO
Lúdvík Þorgeirsson
Director of Nursing
Hildur Elísabet Pétursdóttir
Director of Finance and Operations
Elísabet Samúelsdóttir
Human Resources Manager
Hanna Hauksdóttir
Head of Department of Health Care
Árný Magnúsdóttir
Head of the inpatient ward
Sigríður María Sigurðardóttir
Project manager at healthcare
Alexandra Bubica
On-site nurse/paramedic
Sara Corbacho Gutierrez /
Jóhanna Bjarndís Sævarsdóttir Arapinowich
Doctor on duty at PatreksfjörðurMedical Director
Susanna B. Ástvaldsdóttir
Permanent doctor in ÍsafjörðurVdoctor in charge at Ísafjörður
Head of Construction and Operations, Southern RegionDepartment secretary
Eva Dögg Þorsteinsdóttir
Receptionist
Óláf Guðrún Þórðardóttir

Committee on Institutional Agreements

The Committee on Institutional Agreements handles all communications in connection with the preparation and conclusion of institutional agreements.

  • Hanna Þóra Hauksdóttir, chairman
  • Arna Grétarsdóttir Sulebust payroll officer
  • Elísabet Samúelsdóttir, Director of Finance and Operations
  • Hildur Elísabet Pétursdóttir, manager of nursing
Mynd sýnir skipurit nefndar um stofnanasamninga. Efst er formaður, framkvæmdastjóri mannauðs. Þar undir eru þrír kassar með starfsheitunum framkvæmdastjóri hjúkrunar, launafulltrúi og framkvæmdastjóri fjármála og rekstrar.

Medicines Committee

The health institution has a working medicine committee that deals with all medicine-related issues at the institution. The committee operates according to its mandate.

Principal representatives

  • Súsanna Ástvaldsdóttir Medical Director, Chair
  • Jónas Þ. Birgisson pharmacist
  • Sólveig Pálsdóttir nurse

Representatives who attend meetings have freedom of speech and the right to make proposals:

  • Árný Magnúsdóttir, nurse
  • Jóhanna Hafsteinsdóttir pharmaceutical technician
Mynd sýnir skipurit lyfjanefndar. Efri hluti sýnir formann lyfjanefndar, fulltrúa framkvæmdastjóra lækninga. Þar undir eru lyfjafræðingur og fulltrúi framkvæmdastjóra hjúkrunar. Næst er texti sem segir  "Með tillögu- og málfrelsi (og boðið á fundi)" og undir því eru þrír kassar með starfsheitunum deildarstjóri heilsugæslu, lyftæknir og lyfjafræðingur suðursvæði.
Organizational chart of the Medicines Committee

Data Security Committee

The Data Security Committee meets 4-6 times a year. The committee checks that references in History are in accordance with laws, regulations and codes of conduct. Also discusses other issues related to data and medical records. The committee submits meeting minutes to the executive board

The order

  • Ludvik Thorgeirsson, CEO and Chairman
  • Elín Hólm, Sago's quality manager
  • Jakob Einar Úlfarsson, Sago's system manager
  • Súsanna Björg Ástvaldsdóttir medical manager
Myndin sýnir skipurit með forstjóra efstan. Undir honum eru framkvæmdastjóri lækninga, kerfisstjóri Sögu og gæðastjóri Sögu.

Representatives in committees and councils

Public safety committee of Ísafjarðarbær and Súðavíkur district

  • Súsanna Björg Ástvaldsdóttir main member

Civil Defense Action Board

From 2022:

  • Sigríður Lára Gunnlaugsdóttir main member
  • Margrét Kristjánsdóttir deputy

Civil Defense Committee of West Barðastrandar county

  • Árný Magnúsdóttir, main character

Council of Elders of Ísafjörður town

From September 29, 2020:

  • Heiða Björk Ólafsdóttir main member
  • Hildur Elísabet Pétursdóttir deputy

Vesturbyggð Council of Elders

From October 11, 2023

  • Margrét Brynjólfsdóttir main member
  • Margrét Guðmundsdóttir deputy

Professional Council of the Development Center of Icelandic Health Care

Súsanna Björg Ástvaldsdóttir

Various off-chart roles

Deputy Director: Director of Nursing

Chief physician of outpatient services: Senior doctor of health care

Chief physician of the inpatient unit at Ísafjörður: Medical Director

District doctor of epidemiology: Senior doctor of health care

Privacy Officer: Elin Holm

Updated 13. January 2025 (JEÚ)

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