St. John’s – May 31, 2009… The Canadian College of Health Service Executives hosted its Annual General Meeting and Awards Ceremony in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador on May 31, 2009. As part of this annual event, the Quality of Life Award, sponsored by Smith & Nephew, was presented to Western Health in support of their Protective Community Residence Working Group. The Quality of Life Award honours those who work to improve their patients’ lives through their desire, creativity and dedication.
The Canadian College of Health Service Executives and Smith & Nephew would like to extend their congratulations to Western Health and all of the teams that submitted initiatives for consideration this year.
We are looking forward to receiving many new and innovative initiatives for consideration for next year’s Quality of Life Award. The details and entry forms are available on-line at www.cchse.org.
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For more information, contact:
Cindy MacBride
Canadian College of Health Service Executives
292 Somerset St W
Ottawa ON K2P 0J6
1 800 363-9056, ext. 13
cmacbride@cchse.org
Background
Founded in 1970, the Canadian College of Health Service Executives is a national, non-profit, professional association dedicated to developing, promoting, advancing and recognizing excellence in health leadership. Our 3,000 individual and 80 corporate members work in all health sectors across the country. The College plays an active role in the helping Canada’s health leaders improve the health care system.