November 23, 2023Earlier this month, Northern Health entered a voluntary amalgamation with Kilmore District Health, which will allow for greater coordination of health services across Melbourne’s north and the Kilmore region.
Along with being able to offer better connected care for the northern community, Northern Health has also gained over 400 talented, dedicated and committed staff.
The outstanding care of these staff members was recently celebrated at the Kilmore District Hospital REACH Awards. Held quarterly, the REACH awards acknowledge an individual or team’s efforts in supporting their colleagues and consumers.
Since 2018, Kilmore District Hospital has recognised employees who exemplify the health service’s values of Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Compassion and Honesty.
Award recipients are nominated by their peers, making it all the more special that their commitment to Kilmore District Hospital and its community is not going unnoticed.
As well as being recognised against a specific value, an overall REACH Superhero award is also bestowed upon those who are judged to represent all five of the values in their approach to their job.
The most recent winners were:
Respect
- Rachael Hinrichsen – Outpatients
- Environment Services team
Excellence
- Kate Brown – Food Services
- Caitlyn Marinier – Health Information
Accountability
- Tenneale Florence – Infection Prevention
- People and Culture team
- Amanda Byrne – Education
Compassion
- Tess Gueli – Dianella Hostel
REACH Superhero
- People and Culture Team
- Amanda Byrne – Education team
As the newest campus of Northern Health, Kilmore District Hospital presented its REACH Awards for the final time this November. From 2024, Kilmore staff will be recognised as a part of the Northern Health Quarterly Awards.
