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And, the winner is…UHN
A nurse practitioner at Toronto
General Hospital, the former
PURPOSE, VALUES AND PRINCIPLES
Executive Assistant to the five most
recent UHN CEOs and the team
behind a new discharge summary
program at Toronto Rehab are this year’s winners of
CLINICAL OPTIMIZATION
the Local Impact Award.
The Local Impact Awards, which were presented at the
Annual General Meeting, began in 2015 and are given
to an employee or team whose work has significantly
improved patient care or the workplace for staff at
CARING SAFELY
UHN.
The response to the award was once again
overwhelming.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE
“This is the second year of the Local Impact Awards
and we have already received a combined 100
TEAM ENGAGEMENT
IT TRANSFORMATION
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
MICHENER INTEGRATION
Ruth Gopaul, pictured here with four of the five UHN CEOs for whom she was
Executive Assistant (L to R) Tom Closson, Dr. Peter Pisters, Dr. Alan Hudson and
Dr. Bob Bell, was described by her nominators as “an invaluable resource, a beloved
co-worker and a trusted confidante.” She also worked for Interim President and CEO
Justine Jackson, who was unable to attend Ruth’s retirement celebration where this
photo was taken. (Photo: UHN)
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CARING SAFELY
Morning motivation: How one nursing
team is staying energized on the job
PATIENT EXPERIENCE
nominations,” said Dr. Michael Baker, Rose Family
Chair in Medicine and co-chair of the awards
committee. “It has quickly become a tradition of Since 1981, Jackie Boyce has been “Thirty-five years ago, wellness wasn’t really on the
recognizing excellence. caring for patients as a registered radar,” says Jackie.
TEAM ENGAGEMENT
“The quality of the nominations for this year’s awards nurse at Toronto Rehab’s Bickle “But as we get more and more patients who are
was outstanding and represented people and groups Centre for Complex Continuing Care increasingly complex, it’s important to incorporate
who have helped make UHN an excellent place for – and she couldn’t be happier. personal and team wellness to accommodate this
patient care.” So, what’s her secret? challenging and physical environment.”
IT TRANSFORMATION
The three award winners were: According to Jackie, it’s a supportive team, staying After their huddle every morning, the nursing team
Ruth Gopaul, former Executive Assistant to Dr. Peter energized on-the-job, and striking a healthy balance takes five minutes to exercise and stretch, with a
Pisters, President and CEO between work and home life. different nurse leading the activity every day.
Susan Jenkins, Nurse Practitioner – Thrombosis and For the past year, Jackie and her fellow nurses on Bickle UHN’s Wellness team agrees that taking time – even
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Hemostasis Clinic at Toronto General Hospital Centre’s Special Care Unit – who care for patients five minutes out of the day – to focus on improving
who require assistance for most or all of their needs – overall health and well-being can have many benefits
The Patient Oriented Discharge Summary (PODS)
Team at Toronto Rehab’s Lyndhurst Centre started “Special Care Morning Stretch and Exercise,” a for both employees and employers.
wellness initiative to kick-start their mornings. A healthy organization translates into a more
Link to full story: click here. The initiative came out of UHN’s Employee productive and resilient workforce.
MICHENER INTEGRATION
Engagement Survey, which saw a need for an action Link to full story: click here.
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Toronto Rehab – Bickle Centre nurses on the Special Care Unit
have a new favourite morning ritual. Jackie Boyce, registered nurse,
describes the impact of “Special Care Morning Stretch and Exercise”
and how it works. (Video: UHN)
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