Celebrating teamwork
Our 2020 recipients of the Interprofessional Practice Awards demonstrate leadership and excellence in line with Niagara Health’s strategic purpose, vision and values. Interprofessional practice combines professionals from across disciplines into one healthcare team to optimize patient care. Read more
#InItTogether: Saluting our team
Throughout the pandemic, Niagara Health team members have been meeting virtually and minimizing face-to-face interactions for everyone's safety. During the last few weeks, senior leaders across Niagara Health had the opportunity to visit units to thank team members for their efforts to support patients, families and their colleagues. Read more
'Kindness...keeps our team strong'
Niagara Health team members are reaffirming their commitment to kindness. In January, senior leaders visited units across all sites as part of Kindness Rounds to acknowledge the extraordinary work of our teams and encouraged team members to reflect on our culture of kindness. Team members are participating by signing their names on a Be Kind poster.
Honouring teamwork
We honoured our healthcare professionals who embody the spirit of collaboration at the 13th annual Interprofessional Practice Awards. Read more
Recognizing loyalty milestones
We are honouring 294 team members across our sites who are celebrating a loyalty milestone (20 to 50 years of service) for their dedication to Niagara Health. Their combined years of service total a remarkable 7,945.
We are also celebrating 127 retirees from 2018. Please join us in congratulating our team members for their commitment to providing extraordinary caring to the people we serve.
Annual Support Services Recognition BBQs
It's that time of year when we serve up some food and recognize our support services team members. Our annual Support Services Recognition BBQs were held the last two weeks of September across all of our sites. More than 1,100 people attended the barbecues which included a mix of NH team members, patients, and visitors. Niagara Health has a number of other recognition events throughout the year to recognize our extraordinary teams.
2019 Awards of Excellence
Niagara Health’s Awards of Excellence honour individuals across our organization for their commitment to our Purpose, Vision and Values. In addition to the President’s Award, which recognizes overall extraordinary performance, through a formal nomination and selection process by their peers, six awards were presented to valued members of our team.
Annual Support Services Recognition BBQs
It's that time of year when we serve up some food and recognize our support services team members. Our annual Support Services Recognition BBQs were held the last two weeks of September across all of our sites. More than 1,100 people attended the barbecues which included a mix of NH team members, patients, and visitors. Niagara Health has a number of other recognition events throughout the year to recognize our extraordinary teams.
2019 Awards of Excellence
Niagara Health’s Awards of Excellence honour individuals across our organization for their commitment to our Purpose, Vision and Values. In addition to the President’s Award, which recognizes overall extraordinary performance, through a formal nomination and selection process by their peers, six awards were presented to valued members of our team.
Recognizing nursing excellence at Niagara Health
Niagara Health celebrated excellence in nursing with its annual Nursing Excellence Awards. All our nursing professionals help us achieve our vision of a healthier Niagara.
Pink Shirt Day 2019
Members of our team were very proud to join the Pink Shirt Day movement again this year to take a stand against bullying and promote kindness. Many of them wore pink shirts on Wednesday, Feb. 27. More than 1,400 of our Be Kind shirts were sold this year.
Loyalty Recognition and Retirement Event
We honoured the long service of our employees and physicians and wished our retirees well in the next chapter of their lives at our annual Loyalty Recognition and Retirement Event on Thursday, Nov. 1. We are incredibly thankful for our dedicated and compassionate teams.
A sizzling success: Summer barbecue raises more than $3,715
Our first-ever Celebrate Summer BBQ held across all Niagara Health sites in July was a sizzling success, raising more than $3,715 for Niagara Health Foundation. Niagara Health team members organized the barbecues as a way to bring everyone together to enjoy some fresh air, food and fun. All proceeds raised from the event will be donated to Niagara Health Foundation for purchasing much-needed patient care equipment.
Read more here.
2018 Awards of Excellence
Niagara Health team members and guests attended our 13th Awards of Excellence celebration on May 22 at our St. Catharines Site. We presented eight awards to extraordinary individuals living our CORE values of compassion, optimism and achieving ambitious results. All of the recipients were nominated by their peers.
Read more about the award recipients here.
2018 Nursing Excellence Awards
Niagara Health team members gathered across all of our sites on Thursday, May 10 to recognize all of the Nursing Excellence Award nominees for their commitment to extraordinary care. This year’s nominees represent an extraordinary group of nurses who demonstrate compassion, optimism and are committed to achieving ambitious results and living our Niagara Health CORE values every day. The awards are held each year during National Nursing Week.
Read more about the award recipients here.
2018 Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Hundreds gathered at Club Roma in St. Catharines on Monday, April 23 to celebrate our extraordinary volunteers at the annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.
Niagara Health has more than 850 volunteers working in a variety of important roles at all of our sites to help provide extraordinary care to our patients and their families. To learn more about volunteering at Niagara Health, please visit the Volunteer Resources page.
2018 Pink Shirt Day
It was a sea of kindness and pink across our sites for Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018.
Niagara Health joined the international movement to take a stand against bullying - an idea that originated in Nova Scotia in 2007. Many of our team members wore pink Be Kind shirts to show their support of the effort. Pink Shirt Day is celebrated on various dates around the globe.
Learn more about Pink Shirt Day here.
2017 Interprofessional Practice Awards
Collaboration and communication are keys to providing extraordinary patient experiences at Niagara Health, and a few professionals who exemplify this were honoured at the 11th Annual Interprofessional Practice Awards banquet in Thorold.
Click here for a full list of 2017 award winners
2017 Awards of Excellence
The Niagara Health Awards of Excellence recognize extraordinary service and performance within our organization consistent with our Purpose, Vision and Values. In addition to the President’s Award, which recognizes overall outstanding performance, six additional awards were handed out in May 2017 to outstanding members of the Niagara Health team.
All of the recipients were nominated by their peers for demonstrating our CORE values (compassion, optimism and ambitious results) and providing extraordinary experiences to our patients and families in specific areas. Click here for a full list of recipients.
2017 Nursing Excellence Awards
In May 2017 we recognized an outstanding group of Niagara Health professionals who go over and above for our patients every single day. Read more about the Nursing Excellence Award nominees here.
Extraordinary Caring. Every Person. Every Time.
