The Canadian College of Health Leaders, and the sponsors of the National Awards Program, are proud to honour the individuals, teams and organizations that are making a difference across the healthcare system.
Individual Awards
Dr. Katherine Chubbs, CHE
Human Spirit Award
Award Sponsor: HIROC
Read More
Reece Bearnes, CHE
Mentorship Award
Award Sponsor: Roche
Read More
Kaiyan Fu, CHE
Nursing Leadership Award
Award Sponsor: Baxter
Read More
Dr. Kevin Wasko
Robert Zed Young Health Leader Award
Award Sponsor: HealthHub
Read More
Ivy Bourgeault
HMF Article of the Year Award
Award Sponsor: SAGE
Read More
John Borody, FCCHL
Distinguished Leadership Award
Award Sponsor: GE Healthcare
Read More
Team and Organizational Awards
Waypoint Centre
Award of Excellence in Mental Health and Addictions Quality Improvement
Award Sponsor: Mental Health Commission of Canada
Unity Health Toronto
Energy and Environmental Stewardship Award
Award Sponsor: Trane Canada
CIUSSS Centre Ouest de l’Île de Montreal
Recognition in Delivering Value-based Healthcare
This recognition is made possible by a grant from Medtronic Canada
Provincial Health Services Authority
Excellence in Patient Experience Award
Award Sponsor: Huron Advisors Canada Limited
3M Health Care Quality Team Awards
St. Joseph’s Care Group
3M Health Care Quality Team Award (Within an Organization)
Award Sponsor: 3M Canada
Nova Scotia Health
3M Health Care Quality Team Award (Across a Health System)
Award Sponsor: 3M Canada
Robert Wood Johnson Award Recipients
Kate Mason
Dalhousie University
Jennifer Jun
University of British Columbia
Daniela Cotes
Université de Montréal
Claire Tizzard
University of Alberta
Brent Leonard
University of Ottawa
Sahand Ensafi, CHE
University of Toronto
The Robert Wood Johnson Awards are sponsored by Johnson & Johnson MedTech.
Read More about the 2023 Robert Wood Johnson award recipients.
Chapter Awards for Distinguished Service
BC LOWER MAINLAND
Dr. Shirin Abadi
Clinical Professor, Faculties of Pharmacy & Medicine, UBC
Pharmacy Clinical/Education Coordinator, BC Cancer (Vancouver), PHSA
BLUENOSE (NS AND PEI)
Brent VanBuskirk, CHE
Director, Health Systems Strategies & Government Affairs
Medtronic
GREATER TORONTO AREA
Susan Fryer-Keene
Chair
GTA Chapter
NEON LIGHTS
Ila Watson
President and CEO
Sault Area Hospital
NEW BRUNSWICK
Tom Maston, CHE
Former Deputy Minister of Health
New Brunswick Department of Health (Retired)
NORTHERN ALBERTA
Raymond Cormie
Chief Executive Officer
Homeland Housing
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
Jessica Logozzo, CHE
VP Regional Transformation and Integration
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
QUÉBEC
Gyslaine Samson Saulnier, CHE/LCS
Consultante-Formatrice, GSS Conseil
Chargée de cours, Université de Montréal, École de Santé publique
SOUTHERN ALBERTA
Ian Woodcock, CHE
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Intercare Corporate Group Inc.
SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO
Nicole Robinson, CHE
Vice President System Strategy, Planning, Design and Implementation
Ontario Health West
VANCOUVER ISLAND
Lindsay Brookes
Manager, Contacts & Performance, LTC & AL
Island Health