2026 Finalists
Team Awards
1. Excellence in Aboriginal Healthcare
| Aboriginal Community Council | Aboriginal Health Directorate |
| The Adult Survivors Program 'From Silence to Strength Groups' | Population and Community Health |
| Our Journey Towards Birthing on Country | The Sutherland Hospital |
2. Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
| Empowering Diverse Minds to Strengthen Our Inclusive Culture | People and Culture |
3. Excellence in Environmental Sustainability
| Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Project | Corporate Services |
| POWH Green ED Bronze Award | Prince of Wales Hospital |
| SSEH Multidisciplinary Sustainability Champions Diverting Multiple Streams From Landfill | Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital in partnership with Environmental Services (Corporate Services) |
| The TREE Project – Transforming Resource Efficiency in Emergency | The Sutherland Hospital |
4. Excellence in Health Innovation
| Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting: Innovating Medication Safety | Operations |
| Prince of Wales Hospital Ambulance to EMR Integration Project | Prince of Wales Hospital in partnership with Digital Health, e-Health and NSW Ambulance |
| EMBODY: Virtual preventative medicine translation in the first 2000 days | The Royal Hospital for Women |
5. Excellence in Health Research
| The Mindgardens SESLHD Functional Neurological Disorders Clinic | Mental Health Service |
| Accelerated Respiratory Care (ARC): Transforming COPD Recovery Pathways | Prince of Wales Hospital |
| The Orthopaedic Clinical Research Program- St George & Sutherland Centre for Clinical Orthopaedic Research (SCORe) | The Sutherland Hospital |
6. Excellence in Multicultural Healthcare
| NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (MHCS) ‘Multicultural Health Week: Supporting Healthy Ageing Together’ | Population and Community Health |
| Moving From Voice to Vision | The Sutherland Hospital |
7. Keeping People Healthy
| Public Health Unit ‘Aged Care Clinical Assessment Immunisation Promotion Pilot’ | Population and Community Health |
| TSH GDM Connect: Proactive Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) for Healthy Pregnancies | The Sutherland Hospital |
| OASIS (Outdoor Activity Space for Improving your Strength) | War Memorial Hospital |
8. Excellence in the Provision of Mental Health Services
| Eastern Suburbs Emergency Psychiatry Team | Mental Health Service |
| Hormone and Mood Clinic, Menopause Hub | The Royal Hospital for Women |
9. Health Equity
| Smart Feeds Program- Adult Community Mental Health- Eastern Suburbs MHS | Mental Health Service |
| PaCH Homelessness Health | Population and Community Health |
| QUIET Pathway for Procedural Sedation in Children at St George | St George Hospital |
10. Patient Safety First
| Code Grey - Broject, reducing aggression in the Emergency Department | St George Hospital |
| SSEH Outpatients Call Centre Centralisation | Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital in partnership with Telecommunications (Corporate Services) |
| SAFER (Senior‑Assisted Falls Evaluation & Response) Steps – reducing repeat falls | The Sutherland Hospital |
11. People and Culture
| Building tomorrow's pharmacy technician workforce with school-based apprenticeship and traineeships | Operations |
| Rural and Regional Radiographers Community of Practice | Prince of Wales Hospital |
| Igniting Improvement Leaders for a Changing Healthcare World | The Sutherland Hospital |
12. Team of the Year
| Trades for Tomorrow - SESLHD Trades Apprenticeship Program | Corporate Services |
| Quick Response Program: Rapid Multidisciplinary Care for Older Adults at Home | St George Hospital |
| Royal Hospital for Women Menopause Hub | The Royal Hospital for Women |
13. Transforming Patient Experience
| Self Assessment for Skin Integrity: Empowering People Living with a Spinal Cord Injury | Prince of Wales Hospital |
| SESLHD Engage Outpatients Implementation team | Strategy, Innovation & Digital Health |
| The Sutherland Hospital Human Experience Hub | The Sutherland Hospital |
Individual Awards
14. CORE Values in Action
| Stuart Lo | Corporate Services |
| Cassandra Reed | OTDS |
| Brendan Suffield | Prince of Wales Hospital |
| Kay Maddison | Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital |
| Jane O'Gorman | The Royal Hospital for Women |
| Lisa Black | The Sutherland Hospital |
15. Outstanding Service to the Organisation
| Ruth Hennessy | Population and Community Health |
| Kylie Mikelsons | Strategy, Innovation & Digital Health |
| Allan Ajami | St George Hospital |
16. David Pearce Rising Star
| Ashna Basu | Mental Health Service |
| Quantelle Benjamin | Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital |
| Brianna Caristo | The Sutherland Hospital |
17. Staff Member of the Year
| Brett Simpson | Mental Health Service |
| Gillian Neil | The Royal Hospital for Women |
| Professor Peter Gonski | The Sutherland Hospital |
18. Volunteer of the Year
| Radius Volunteer Team | The Sutherland Hospital |
| Nancy Knott | Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital |