Late November we celebrated the 2022 Mission Legacy Award ceremony at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. The Mission Legacy Award recognizes key individuals and departments / teams 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 Brenda Helpard.

Brenda Helpard has devoted close to four decades with SJHH, working in the Department of Laboratory Medicine. During her tenure as a Laboratory Technologist Brenda was meticulous, always performing with precision. She embraced leadership positions within her team, and intuitively adopted the mission of our Founders by offering her skills to the broader community, specifically working with the Nunavut Department of Health in their efforts to support remote northern centres.

In 2022, the following groups / individuals were awarded:

Julia Baxter, Dr. Azim Gangji, Brenda Helpard, Dr. Anthony Kerigan, Monoclonal Antibody Clinic Team, Physician Team of Resident (Drs. Clara Lu, Achieng Tago, Tobi Olaiya and Curtis Sobchak), Cathy Pracsovics, Claudia Rodrigues, Frances Szypula, Transplant Team, Stephanie Trowbridge and William J. Walker.

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 2023 Mission Legacy Awards, click here to download the nomination form.

Check back next month as we take a moment to highlight each one of the 2022 award recipients. Dr. Anthony Kerigan will be our next feature for the month of April.