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.
Patreksfjörður management
The management board was created during organizational changes in early 2020. The chief medical contractor is an observer when he is on duty. The head of nursing sits on the executive board, but other members of the executive board have the right to sit in on meetings when the agenda warrants it.
- Nursing director at Patreksfjörður: Gerður Rán Freysdóttir
- Healthcare project manager: Soffía Hlynsdóttir
- Head of the inpatient department: Lilja Sigurðardóttir
- Operations manager: Hermann Grétar Jónsson/Gunnthórunn Bender
- Chief contractor doctor: Jón BG Jónsson
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:
- Sigríður Lára Gunnlaugsdóttir, chairman, fh other professions
- Súsanna Björg Ásvaldsdóttir fh doctors
- Helga Rebekka Stígsdóttir fh paramedics
- Lilja Sigurðardóttir fh nurses
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.
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.
Northern Area Contingency Command
Contingency management is defined in the organization's Contingency Plan for the Northern Region.
| Reactive control: | Substitutes 1 | Substitutes 2 |
| CEO | Financial manager | Chief accountant |
| Gylfi Ólafsson | Elísabet Samúelsdóttir | Halldóra Þórðardóttir |
| Medical Director | Health care doctor | Doctor |
| Susanna B. Ástvaldsdóttir | Kristrún Guðmundsdóttir | Health care doctor on call |
| Director of Nursing | Head of the inpatient ward | Nurse |
| Hildur Elísabet Pétursdóttir | Rannveig Björnsdóttir | Þórunn Pálsdóttir |
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 management | Substitutes 1 | Substitutes 2 | Substitutes 3 |
| CEO Gylfi Ólafsson | Director of nursing Hildur Elísabet Pétursdóttir | Operations manager Hermann Grétar Jónsson | Financial manager Elísabet Samúelsdóttir |
| Nursing manager Made by Rán Freysdóttir | Head of the inpatient ward Lilja Sigurðardóttir | Nurse, Health Care Project Manager Soffía Hlynsdóttir | On-site nurse/paramedic |
| Doctor on duty at Patreksfjörður | Medical director Súsanna B. Ástvaldsdóttir | Senior doctor of health care ÁEV | Doctor on duty at Ísafjörður |
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
- Elísabet Samúelsdóttir (from Nov 1)
- Sigríður Rósa Magnúsdóttir
- Hildur Elísabet Pétursdóttir
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
- Andri Konráðsson, medical manager, chairman
- Jónas Þ. Birgisson pharmacist
- Sólveig Pálsdóttir nurse
Representatives who attend meetings have freedom of speech and the right to make proposals:
- Jóhanna Hafsteinsdóttir pharmaceutical technician
- Ramon Flaviá Piera pharmacist
- Made Rán Freysdóttir head of nursing at Patreksfjörður
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
Order from 1 November 2021:
- Gylfi Ólafsson CEO, Chairman
- Andri Konráðsson, medical manager
- Sindri Snæfells Kristinsson system manager for Sago
- Elín Hólm, Sago's quality manager
Representatives in committees and councils
Public safety committee of Ísafjarðarbær and Súðavíkur district
- Súsanna Björg Ástvaldsdóttir main member
- Jóhann Króknes Torfason deputy
Civil Defense Action Board
From 2022:
- Sigríður Lára Gunnlaugsdóttir main member
- Margrét Kristjánsdóttir deputy
- Sigríður Rósa Magnúsdóttir deputy
Civil Defense Committee of West Barðastrandar county
- Made Rán Freysdóttir the main member
Council of Elders of Ísafjörður town
From September 29, 2020:
- Heiða Björk Ólafsdóttir main member
- Hildur Elísabet Pétursdóttir 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 24 January 2023 (GÓ)