Transitional Outpatient Program for Schizophrenia Service Team and Ms. Trista Ritter, 2020 Mission Legacy Award winners
Late November we celebrated the 2020 Mission Legacy Award ceremony at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. The Mission Legacy Award recognizes key individuals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to contribute to the legacy and mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, St. Joseph's Health System, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and its Foundation.
Each month we will feature a few of the award recipients to share a bit more about how they have made meaningful contributions throughout their time with our health care organization.
This month we feature Transitional Outpatient Program for Schizophrenia Service Team and Ms. Trista Ritter, Patient Care Unit Clerk, CTU West at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.
Transitional Outpatient Program for Schizophrenia Service Team: Providing an active, evidence-based safety net for the vulnerable transition period from hospital to community, the TOPPS program continues to find new ways to reach clients. Adapting to the pandemic, the team developed a mobile care van in order to connect with clients in the community. The interdisciplinary team continues to search for new opportunities to provide care with dignity and respect to those who need it most, often at a critical time in their lives.
Trista Ritter: Trista Ritter approaches everything she does with commitment, passion and respect. She is consistently committed to providing a better experience and environment for patients and staff. She welcomes any opportunity to contribute to the unit, program or corporate level and demonstrates incredible compassion and care in her patient interactions.
In 2020, the following fourteen groups / individuals were awarded:
3 Wishes Team, Ben De Rubeis, Dr. Bryan Alton, Erin O’Connell, Felida Toledo, Dr. Maxine Lewis, Milan Kanlic, Monica Alderson, Managers Group: Kyle Davies, Theresa Jean Nuxoll, Jody Williams & Edyta Mnich, Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES), Respiratory Therapy Team, Terry Wallace, Transitional Outpatient Program for Schizophrenia Services Team (TOPPS) and Trista Ritter.
A sincere thank you to each of the past and present award recipients, their hard work and dedication to our organization and the patients we serve is truly appreciated by our staff, patients and families.
If you would like to nominate someone for the 2021 Mission Legacy Awards, click here to download the nomination form.