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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Joanne Curtis
Human Spirit Award
Award Sponsor: HIROC
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Andrew Williams, CHE
Mentorship Award
Award Sponsor: Roche
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Agnes “Aggie” Black
Nursing Leadership Award
Award Sponsor: Canadian Nurses Association
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Melissa Toews, CHE
Robert Zed Young Health Leader Award
Award Sponsor: Brightlight Health
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Sydney Campbell, MA, PhD
HMF Article of the Year Award
Award Sponsor: SAGE
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Dr. Bernard Leduc
Distinguished Leadership Award
Award Sponsor: GE Healthcare
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Team and Organizational Awards
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Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
Award of Excellence in Mental Health and Addictions Quality Improvement
Award Sponsors: Mental Health Commission of Canada & Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
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Mackenzie Health
Excellence in Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility Award
Award Sponsor: Sodexo
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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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Nova Scotia Health
Excellence in Patient Experience Award
Award Sponsor: Abbott Laboratories
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Workforce Edge Consulting Inc.
President’s Award for Outstanding Corporate Membership in the College
Solventum Health Care Innovation Team Awards
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Provincial Health Services Authority
Solventum Health Care Innovation Team Award (Disruptive innovation initiative(s) across a health system)
Award Sponsor: Solventum
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Unity Health Toronto
Solventum Health Care Innovation Team Award (Within an Organization)
Award Sponsor: Solventum
Robert Wood Johnson Award Recipients
![Danielle Annamalai](https://cchl-ccls.ca/app/uploads/2024/04/2024-Recipients_RWJ-Danielle-Annamalai.png)
Danielle Annamalai
University of Toronto
![CJ Blennerhassett](https://cchl-ccls.ca/app/uploads/2024/04/2024-Recipients_RWJ-CJ-Blennerhassett.png)
CJ Blennerhassett, RM, MHA
Dalhousie University
![Emma Forest](https://cchl-ccls.ca/app/uploads/2024/04/2024-Recipients_RWJ-Emma-Forest.png)
Emma Forest
University of Alberta
![Sukhpreet Gill](https://cchl-ccls.ca/app/uploads/2024/04/2024-Recipients_RWJ-Sukhpreet-Gill.png)
Sukhpreet Gill
University of British Columbia
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Jade Jost
Université de Montréal
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Cassandra Mayville-Fortin, CHE
University of Ottawa
The Robert Wood Johnson Awards are sponsored by Johnson & Johnson MedTech.
Read More about the 2024 Robert Wood Johnson award recipients.
Chapter Awards for Distinguished Service
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BC LOWER MAINLAND
Braden Davie, CHE
Executive Director, Nurse Patient Ratio Implementation
Vancouver Coastal Health
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BLUENOSE (NS AND PEI)
LeeAnn Larocque, CHE
Acting VP clinical care and Chief Nurse Executive
IWK Health
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NEON LIGHTS
Paul Chatelain, CHE
Chief Executive Officer and Long Term Care Administrator
MICs Group of Health Services
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NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
Maria Rotondi, CHE
Director, Digital Health – Health Information Management
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)
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NORTHERN ALBERTA
Lynn Robertson, CHE
Healthcare Executive
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NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
James Anderson, CHE
Assistant Director of Health & Wellness
Dilico Anishinabek Family Care
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QUÉBEC
Matthieu Dupuis, CHE/LCS
Business Intelligence Specialist
CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
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SOUTHERN ALBERTA
Margie Sills-Maerov, CHE
Senior Director & Founder
Thought Architects
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SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO
Ali El-Ayoubi, CHE
CEO
The BluePrint Toolset, Inc.
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VANCOUVER ISLAND
Donald Coleman
Cloud Architect, IMIT
Island Health