Niagara Health has held its 19th annual Awards of Excellence at Niagara College’s Benchmark Restaurant.
This year’s President and CEO Award for Extraordinary Performance went to Caitlin Muhl, a Quality and Patient Safety Specialist, known for turning complex challenges into practical improvements.
The Chief of Staff Award for Extraordinary Physician Impact was awarded to Dr. Lorraine Jensen with the Department of Medicine, for her physician leadership.
The Achieving Ambitious Results Award went to Laura Agnoletto, an Emergency Department (ED) Nurse and Hospital Information System (HIS) Application Analyst, for her work improving clinical workflows and efficiencies, streamlining processes and strengthening patient safety.
The Extraordinary Future Through Innovation Award was presented to the Emergency Department Task Force, Rachael Cooke, Sarah Latham, Kathleen Kullerkup and Caitlyn Wilson, whose work has driven meaningful improvements in patient flow and care delivery.
The Extraordinary Team Award was presented to the Switchboard/Resource Centre for outstanding commitment to supporting patient care across Niagara Health.
The Extraordinary Patient Experience Award went to Lauren Mullin, Registered Practical Nurse in Detox and Mental Health.
The Compassion in Action Award was presented to Marie Cordero, a Personal Support Worker in the Intensive Care Unit at the Welland Hospital.
The Driven by Optimism Award was awarded to Dorothy Baarda, a Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse with the Kidney Care team.
The Extraordinary Leadership Award was presented to Matthew Baronaitis, Manager of the Telemetry, Heart Investigation Unit and Coronary Care Unit at Marotta Family Hospital.
The Extraordinary Caring Award went to Tanja Groeneveld, a Clinical Manager with Professional Nursing Practice.
The Extraordinary Interdepartmental Collaboration Award went to the UKG Project Team for demonstrating exceptional teamwork.
The Extraordinary Volunteer Award went to Debbie Starrs.
The Extraordinary Patient Partner Award was presented to Barbara Smith, Patient Partner, for her work on Niagara Health’s Delirium Aware Safer Healthcare (DASH) working group.
Story credit: Bonnie Heslop
Image credit: Caitlin Muhl with Lynn Guerriero, Niagara Health President and CEO. Photo credit: Diane Moore, Sr. Communications Specialist, NH
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