Healthwise Writes Winning Application

Interior Health Team wins Top Innovator Award

Excellence in BC Healthcare

 An Interior Health team has won top honours as Top Innovator in the Excellence in BC Healthcare awards for 2007.

Lee VanMeter and her team received the Health Authority Award at the inaugural Excellence in BC Healthcare Awards held in Vancouver. The award was presented at a June 25 ceremony for a Staff Services Redesign pilot project.

Aura Rose of Healthwise Communications Inc. was not only the communication lead on the project, but also prepared and wrote the winning award application. Aura’s application was one of 143 nominations from across the province submitted for consideration by the evaluation team.

“Aura transformed months of complex work into a clear, crisp and convincing application,” said Gentil Mateus, Human Resources Regional Director for Interior Health. “Aura understands the issues, the people, and the language. That ability, combined with more than 10 years experience, gives her a professional advantage, and Interior Health another award.”

Writing the winning application is the latest success for Aura who also wrote the winning application for the coveted H2E North American Award for Environmental Achievement. The award was presented to Interior Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 14, 2007.