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Dr Joseph Lawler – RPA
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Jane Massa –
Mental Health Services
Chair of the Board’s
Award for Excellence
Dr Michael Paleologos –
RPA Anaesthetics
Shih Chi Kao – Population Health
This award recognises a team
that the Chair of the Board felt
has made significant contribution
in 2021.
Elizabeth Ryan – Canterbury
Hospital Patient Surgical Flow
Professor Armin Nikpour
– Neurosciences Ambulatory
Care Unit
Arun Parasuraman –
Public Health Unit
Jacqui Moustakas –
RPA Dialysis Service
Regina Nagy –
Drug Health Services
Merryn Sheather, Peter
Linnegar, Kirrily Stewart and Erin
McSweeney – Special Health
Accommodation
Sinead Sheils – Gastroenterology
and Liver Service
Haley Bruce – Strategic
Relations and Communications
Winner
Winner
Joseph Jewitt – General Manager,
Special Health Accommodation
Barbara Luisi – Director, Diversity
Programs and Strategy Hub
As General Manager of the
District’s Special Health
Accommodation (SHA), Joseph
has played a pivotal role in the
response to COVID-19. He has
overseen more than 20 SHAs
and police run quarantine hotels,
ensuring air travellers and
vulnerable community members
could safely quarantine.
Barbara led to integration of
the District’s culturally and
linguistically diverse workforce
in the COVID-19 response. She
has demonstrated outstanding
agility and responsiveness to
meet rapidly changing health
care demands.
Recognition of Excellence
in COVID-19 response
These awards recognise the
outstanding contributions in
the District during the response
to COVID-19.
Highly commended
Dr Timothy Gray and Karen
Sherwood – Canterbury Hospital
Michael Sullivan and AnneLouise Allan-Georgas – Capital
Assets Property and Engineering
Lainie Anderson and Sue
McGrady – COVID-19 Vaccination
and Screening Program
Marilyn Richardson –
Drug Health Services
Winner
Sydney Local Health
District’s COVID-19 Vaccination
Program
This award recognises all those
involved in the vaccination
program from community popups, to outreach to respond to
localised outbreaks, vaccination
in the District’s services and
facilities, through to vaccination
centres at RPA, Sydney Olympic
Park and Sydney Airport.
Chair of the Board’s Award
for Lifetime Achievement
There was also a Chief
Executive Award for
Excellence in this category.
This award recognises an
individual dedicated to providing
care through their chosen
profession and who has made
significant contributions to
their field through their work at
Sydney Local Health District.
Winner
Winner
Richard Taggart –
Chief Information Officer
With Richard at the helm,
ICT Services is the digital force
driving awareness, uptake,
compliance and adoption
of COVID-19 testing and
vaccinations. The team also
delivered business as usual
projects to ensure patients
continued to receive excellent
care.
Rosemary Burke – Director,
Pharmacy and Chief Pharmacy
Information Officer
Rosemary began her career
in public health in 1985
and has seen the District’s
pharmaceutical service through
many changes. Prior to COVID-19,
Rosemary split her time across
Concord, Canterbury and RPA
hospitals supporting District
pharmaceutical staff. She has
played a pivotal role in the
development of the District’s
COVID-19 vaccination program.
She is an inspiring leader to the
pharmaceutical workforce in the
District and other Districts.
Corey Moore – Marrickville
Community Health Centre
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