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