Mid November we celebrated the 2023 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, 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 the Perioperative Executive Committee.

A major undertaking by the Perioperative Executive Committee led to the redevelopment and reopening of four dormant operating rooms at St. Joe’s. The purpose of the restored legacy suites is to support our regional population and the escalating backlog of surgical wait times. In its first year, the project successfully completed almost 1200 cases, resulting in increased access to surgical care for many who would have otherwise continued to wait.

In 2023, the following groups / individuals were awarded:

Andrea Kinar, Carol Sweeney, Dr. Casey Wang, Dr. John Bienenstock (posthumous), Dr. Scott McCullagh, Forensic Psychiatry Program Managers, Jackie Jewell, Marnie Buchanan, Perioperative Executive Committee, Teresa Cascioli and Terri Schnurr (posthumous).

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.

Check back next month as we take a moment to highlight each one of the 2023 award recipients. Teresa Cascioli will be our next feature.

The 2024 Mission Legacy Awards will be held on Wednesday November 13th, 2024 at 2pm in the Miller Ampitheatre at the Charlton Campus.