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Kay Blair Community Service Award honours dedicated Osler volunteers

Award honours the legacy of Kay Blair, a visionary leader and long-time Osler champion

William Osler Health System (Osler) is proud to announce dedicated volunteers Kim McNamara and Riya Ahlawat as the recipients of the 2024 Kay Blair Community Service Award. These exceptional Osler volunteers were honoured last week at Osler’s Going Beyond Awards and Gala for their unwavering commitment to compassion, innovation and service.

Named in honour of Kay Blair, a Past Chair of Osler’s Board of...

Meet Chris Varughese: Values Champion for Collaboration

“At the end of the day, a patient is a whole person who needs holistic care. And that is what we offer in the complex medicine clinic,” explained Osler Nurse Practitioner Chris Varughese.

Very early in her career, Chris recognized the need for a more coordinated approach to caring for patients with complex, coexisting conditions. In 2018, she took the first critical steps to make it happen and led the launch of the complex medicine clinic at Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and...

Osler and TMU strengthen nursing education through academic practice partnership

New partnership enhances clinical learning opportunities for future nurses

William Osler Health System (Osler) and Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing (DCSN) have launched a transformational academic practice partnership (APP) to help build a skilled, resilient health workforce. This innovative initiative, grounded in practice, education and research, aims to enhance patient care excellence.

Unveiled at Osler’s Brampton Civic Hospital, the APP addresses...

People of Peel Memorial: Dorothy Sterling, RN, retired staff member

Dorothy Sterling knew every nook and cranny at Peel Memorial Hospital. The retired Registered Nurse spent 15 of her 38 years at the hospital as a member of the IV team, applying the greatest care to skillfully connect patients in units across the hospital to intravenous medications that were part of their care plans.

“I knew every hallway and back stairwell in that hospital, and thanks to its size, it was easy to get around,” said the 81-year-old who was one of two IV team members who worked...