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Dr. Charles Jago Awards – Recognizing Northern Health Employees who live our Values

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Dr Charles Jago is picutred. A white man with grey hair and glasses wearing a suit and tie.
Dr. Charles Jago, Northern Health’s longest-standing Board Chair. He has helped shape health care throughout BC as well as education, economic development, community service, and the arts.

Northern Health strives to make our values – empathy, respect, collaboration, and innovation – the core of what we do every day.

The Dr. Charles Jago Awards, named after our last Board Chair, acknowledge and celebrate those who have made outstanding contributions to NH’s organizational goals, reflecting our values in the process.

The Northern Health values are defined as:

Empathy
Seek to understand each individual’s experience.

Respect
Accept each person as a unique individual.

Collaboration
Work together to build partnerships.

Innovation
Seek creative and practical solutions.

Due to the pandemic context, a formal awards ceremony was not planned for this year. Teams and individuals will be recognized locally.

The winners and nominees for this year are:

Empathy
Stacy Zsombor

Respect
Stacey Pickering

Collaboration
Dori Pears

Innovation
Amy Blanding
Angela Zavaglia
Beth Ann Derksen
Gail Haeussler
Lori Lee Sweeney
Michael Lundin
Stacey Pickering
Viva Swanson

We would also like to acknowledge and celebrate the 2022 nominees:

Respect:

  • Kiara Mclean
  • Pat Evans

Innovation:

  • Heather Floris
  • The Health Career Access Program Team (Regional)

Collaboration:

  • Davey Maclennan
  • Doreen Robinson
  • Dr. Julius Okpodi
  • Helen Styles
  • Julia Pemberton
  • Leon Verhelst
  • Stephanie Streloff
  • The Clinical Education Mentors Team
  • The Northern Clinical Simulation Team
  • The Student Practice Education Team

We will be sharing individual stories on the awards soon, stay tuned!