2015 QHWA Announcement: St. Joe's Wins Gold
Photo caption (left to right): Marlene Hall, Manager Human Resources, Deborah Schubert, Vice President, People and Organization Effectiveness, and Betty Kenney, Manager HR Benefits & Wellness
Congratulations to St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton on achieving Gold standing for the 2015 Quality Healthcare Workplace Award (QHWA).
Together, St. Joe's staff is working together to build a community of engaged people who continue to strive for excellence and compassionate care. After receiving Silver for the 2014 QHWA, the People and Organization Effectiveness Department have made significant inroads to prioritize employee wellness across our organization. To highlight, St. Joe’s implemented a Mindfulness-based research study with frontline healthcare workers and leaders, which resulted in significant improvements in Mindfulness skills, psychological well-being, and ability to empathize with others, as well as decreased depression, anxiety, and stress. Since then, there have been 706 visits to the Mindfulness Communities of Practice, and senior leadership begins management forum meetings with a Three-Minute Breathing Space.
The QHWAs, launched in 2010, is a partnership of the Ontario Hospital Association and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s HealthForceOntario. This progressive improvement framework offers Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum level awards with assessment designed to encourage self-evaluation, learning and improvement. The awards program recognizes organizational efforts to improve healthcare workplaces in ways that contribute to providers’ quality of work life and the quality of the care and services they deliver.
For more information on this year’s winners, click here.
Click here to see what Mindfulness means to your colleagues and experts at St. Joe’s!