2026 CORE Awards Winners

2026 Winners

Team Awards

 

1. Excellence in Aboriginal Healthcare

Aboriginal Community Council  Aboriginal Health Directorate

 

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

 

4. Excellence in Health Innovation

Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting: Innovating Medication Safety   Operations

 

5. Excellence in Health Research

The Orthopaedic Clinical Research Program- St George & Sutherland Centre for Clinical Orthopaedic Research (SCORe) The Sutherland Hospital

 

6. Excellence in Multicultural Healthcare

Moving From Voice to Vision The Sutherland Hospital

 

7. Keeping People Healthy

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

 

9. Health Equity

PaCH Homelessness Health  Population and Community Health

 

10. Patient Safety First 

SSEH Outpatients Call Centre Centralisation Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital in partnership with Telecommunications (Corporate Services)

 

11. People and Culture

Building tomorrow's pharmacy technician workforce with school-based apprenticeship and traineeships Operations

 

12. Team of the Year 

Quick Response Program: Rapid Multidisciplinary Care for Older Adults at Home St George Hospital

 

13. Transforming Patient Experience 

The Sutherland Hospital Human Experience Hub The Sutherland Hospital

 

 

Individual Awards

 

14. CORE Values in Action

Kay Maddison Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital

 

15. Outstanding Service to the Organisation

Ruth Hennessy  Population and Community Health

 

16. David Pearce Rising Star

Ashna Basu Mental Health Service

 

17. Staff Member of the Year

Gillian Neil The Royal Hospital for Women

 

18. Volunteer of the Year

Radius Volunteer Team The Sutherland Hospital