The Canadian College of Health Leaders is proud to announce that Joanne Curtis has been named recipient of the 2024 Celebrating the Human Spirit Award.
Joanne Curtis is a liver transplant recipient who knows first-hand the meaning of the gift of life. Since the time she was in hospital for her own surgery, she has dedicated her time and energy to supporting individuals and families navigating the organ donation journey (both donors and recipients) and generating awareness of the importance of organ donation.
As a long-time volunteer with BC Transplant (BCT), Joanne Curtis embodies the Celebrating the Human Spirit Award by directly making a difference in improving patient understanding and creating awareness of the important topic of organ donation. She has selflessly committed numerous hours to the volunteer program for 10 years, participating in all volunteer roles and directly contributing to an increase in organ donation registrations.
Joanne is a truly special individual who has leveraged her own challenges to serve as inspiration, hope and a positive role model for organ transplantation.
The Celebrating the Human Spirit Award recognizes and honours the meaningful contributions of individuals or teams, who provide health services, for acts of caring and compassion that go above and beyond the call of duty, which inspire others and have a profound and lasting impact. This can be interpreted broadly to include any act that improves an individual patient’s health and/or spirit, the lives of the patient’s family and/or the community. This award is a vehicle to share their stories with colleagues from across Canada and to help inspire others.
The Celebrating the Human Spirit Award is sponsored by HIROC. The Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC) is a member-owned expert provider of professional and general liability coverage and risk management support.
This award is part of our CCHL National Awards Program and will be presented at the Honouring Health Leadership event on June 2, 2024.
Watch Joanne Curtis’s acceptance video from the Honouring Health Leadership Event this past June!
For further information and/or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Christian Coulombe
Vice-President, Marketing & Membership
Canadian College of Health Leaders
613-235-7219, ext. 213
ccoulombe@cchl-ccls.ca
