The Excellence in BC Health Care Awards honour the best in BC’s publicly funded health care community.

Award winners receive:

• Public recognition at the Excellence in BC Health Care Awards luncheon;
• Hand-crafted glass Gold Apple sculpture created by BC artisan Robert Held;
• Two complimentary tickets to the Excellence in BC Health Care Awards luncheon;
• For winners residing outside Metro Vancouver, travel expenses and one night’s hotel accommodation to attend awards luncheon;
• Recognition on HEABC and Excellence in BC Health Care Awards websites.

Excellence in BC Health Care Awards are handed out each June. Awards are given in the following categories:

Top Innovation - Affiliate

This award is for a project or best practice by one of HEABC’s affiliate members that has brought fresh ideas or superior problem-solving skills to the health field. These new ideas or methods have resulted in positive and lasting change, making the top innovation a model for others to follow. The innovation has changed practices or uncovered the best methods to approach a task, demonstrated tangible results and continually seeks to improve work being done in the health sector. Whether the ideas involve large projects or small systems, the innovation brings new excellence to the sector.

HEABC’s affiliate members deliver a wide array of publicly funded, community-based health services, including drug and alcohol treatment, long-term care and mental health.

Top Innovation - Health Authority
This award is for a project or best practice by one of BC’s six health authorities that has brought fresh ideas, ingenuity or superior problem-solving skills to the health field. These new ideas or methods have resulted in positive and lasting change, making the top innovation a model for others to follow. The innovation has changed practices or uncovered the best methods to approach a task, demonstrated tangible results and continually seeks to improve work being done in the health sector. Whether the ideas involve large projects or small systems, the innovation brings new excellence to the sector.

Health authorities are responsible for acute, public health and complex/long-term care.

Workplace Health Innovation
This award is for a project or best practice that makes use of leading practices to improve workplace and worker health and safety. Winning projects demonstrate leadership, vision and measurable results in improving the health and safety of health care employees, e.g. reducing sick time or workplace injuries. Leadership, project management, vision and system-wide thinking are the skills that exemplify the award recipient(s).

Collaborative Solutions
This award recognizes a project or best practice that harnesses the collective efforts of any joint project within the health system that has yielded positive outcomes. This collaboration could be within one site or through multiple sites and with non-health partners, interregional projects or team collaborations. The project should demonstrate how an integrated approach yielded better outcomes for staff and/or patients. Communication, problem-solving and inclusiveness make the award recipient(s) stand out.

Health Care Hero
A Health Care Hero goes the extra mile to make a difference in health care. Their passion and dedication is evident in everything they do. Whether it is a long time employee being nominated for a lifetime of achievement or a fresh face who has made a difference in a short time with their dedication and enthusiasm, a Health Care Hero is someone who all staff can look to for inspiration.

For more information on how to nominate someone for an Excellence in BC Health Care Award, please visit the Nominate section. 

To learn about past award winners, visit the Winners section.