Patient safety is at the heart of everything we do within Medavie Health Services. Everyone at all levels of our organization – including paramedics, nurses, communications officers, fleet and administrative staff – is dedicated to our patients’ safety and wellbeing.
As we do each year during Canadian Patient Safety Week, which runs October 23-27, we want to recognize those MHS employees who have gone above and beyond in their commitment to patient safety. It’s also a week to inspire and remind one another that, when it comes to safety, everyone has a role to play.
We’re looking to you to nominate your coworkers and colleagues who exemplify what it means to be committed to patient safety in any of the following ways:
- Consistently providing exemplary patient care
- Being a strong patient advocate
- Participating on patient safety related committees
- Dedicated to improving the patient experience and environment
- Seeking out potential hazards and/or provides solutions to reduce risks to patients
To nominate an MHS employee as a Patient Safety Champion, submit that person’s name, department/base/station and their immediate supervisor(s) in an email with the subject line “PSW Nomination” to your company’s Patient Safety Working Group member:
- EMC: Michelle Young
- MHSNB: Eric Landry
- IEMS/Medacom: Claude Gavin
- Chatham-Kent: Matthew Gaudette
- Elgin: Gord Mathers
- Perth: Ian Brown
- MHS West (Saskatoon): Carla Roy
- MHS West (Central): Kenn Eglauer
- MHS West (North-East): Jeff Dolejsi
- MHS West (Moose Jaw): Corey McNeice
- MHS/Medavie HealthEd: Tim Winchester
Please describe exactly why they should be recognized as a Patient Safety Champion, with enough information for us to make our consideration.
The Patient Safety Champion submission deadline is Friday, October 6th. It is open to all employees, union and non-union, as well as management, across the MHS group of companies.
We will be announcing our Patient Safety Champions during Patient Safety Week and personally presenting each Patient Safety Champion with a certificate of recognition, Patient Safety challenge coin and a $15 Tim Hortons gift card. We’ll also randomly draw three nominees who will each receive a $150 credit to the Medavie Boutique. If you know of someone who deserves to be recognized, please don’t hesitate to nominate them!
Patient Safety Working Group