Stars of RMH celebrated at annual long service and excellence awards
Ross Memorial Hospital celebrated our team members during our annual Long Service and Excellence Awards in the hospital cafeteria today.
The awards celebrate RMH employees and professional staff marking significant milestones at the hospital, along with individuals nominated by their peers in specific categories of excellence.
The 151 Long Service Award recipients this year are employees and professional staff who have worked at Ross Memorial for a minimum of 5 years, and up to 45 years.
The longest-tenured team member who was celebrated is Debbie Archer, who works in the hospital’s Cashier’s Office located in the Main Rotunda. Debbie has been working at Ross Memorial Hospital for 45 years, having started in May 1979. She spent her first decade at the hospital working in the kitchen, before moving over to her current role running the Cashier’s Office, which falls under our Accounting Department.
“It feels more like 25 years than it does 45,” Archer remarks. “I’ve had a lot of good days here, met a lot of really good people. Especially in my job, you see a lot of people coming and going and you’re able to help them. It makes my day to get someone from A to B because they don’t know this building like I do – I know this hospital inside and out.”
The accumulative number of years served by the 151 Long Service Award recipients is 1,815 years.
Sixteen individuals received an Excellence Award this year across four categories;
- Dedicated to Excellence
- Champions of Change Awards
- Committed to the Team Awards
- Respectful Communicator Award
“My father instilled in me how important a great work ethic is and I have never wavered from that,” says Jill Carew, patient access clerk, diagnostic imaging, Ross Memorial Hospital, and recipient of the 2024 Respectful Communicator Excellence Award. “We are all on the same team and anything we can do to help our patients, or our fellow co-workers is a what it’s all about.”
A full list of the Long Service and Excellence Award recipients can be found here: rmh.org/document/2024-recipients-final
Invited guests included City of Kawartha Lakes Mayor Doug Elmslie, Christine Norris, Chair of RMH’s board of directors, and Mona Malcolm Sharman, Chair of the RMH Foundation, who all provided remarks during event.
“It is an honour for our hospital to celebrate the members of our Ross family marking significant career milestones and those being recognized for displaying excellence in their work,” says Kelly Isfan, president and CEO of the hospital. “They’ve shown tremendous devotion to our patients, their loved ones, and everyone in our community who relies on the exceptional care Ross Memorial Hospital provides. Congratulations to these team members who have exemplified professionalism, commitment, and served as leaders throughout our hospital.”
