Rewarding Excellence: TBRHSC Celebrates Employee Recognition Week

by Communications January 12, 2016

During the week of January 17th to the 23rd, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is celebrating Employee Recognition Week. The week is dedicated to celebrating the people – medical staff, employees, teams, volunteers, Patient Family Advisors, and donors – who are making a difference for patients and families in Northwestern Ontario through their outstanding service and dedication.

Walk the Talk Awards are celebrated as part of Employee Recognition Week. With these awards, staff can nominate fellow employees to recognize their exemplary performance. A staff-based committee then reviews the nominations and selects winners.

Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2015 Walk the Talk Awards:

Aboriginal Health Award – Lauren Beach
French Language Services Award – Caroline Fanti
Healthy Together Award – Holly Freill
Occupational Health and Safety Award – Nick Cavezza
President’s Award of Excellence – Keith Taylor
Team Awards – 2B Medical Inpatient Unit and the Staffing Department
Academic and Research Award – Cindy Cryderman
Foundation Award (Individual) – Mary Nucci
Foundation Award (Group) – Cancer Centre
Patient Safety Award – Tyler Belanger
Patient and Family Centred Care Award – Cathy Topp
Respect Awards – Sean Albanese and Sarah Schoales
Volunteer Awards – Kevin Herman and Keri-Lyn Durant
Leadership Awards – Dino Amernti and Mieke DeRoover
Board of Director’s Award – 2020 Strategic Planning Team
Professional Staff Award – Dr. Anatoly Shuster, Dr. Lois Hutchinson, and Dr. Margaret Anthes
Individual Awards – Angela Saunders, Georgia Carr, Jolyne Fadyshen, Kellie Town-Leinonen, Sheri Coulson, and Wendy Lange

On behalf of all staff, professional staff, and volunteers, congratulations on your award and thank you for your contribution in progressing Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre closer to our vision of becoming a world-class patient and family centred academic health sciences centre
Dr. Bill McCready, Interim President and CEO, TBRHSC.