Who can be nominated?

Healthcare involves many different types of skilled professionals – nurses, care aides, physicians, administrators, human resources professionals, support staff, maintenance workers and many, many others. All are eligible for an Excellence in BC Healthcare Award.  

Some awards are for projects or initiatives that are improving healthcare delivery in BC and some are individual awards for health employees who are shining stars and inspirations to those around them. All award winners demonstrate a commitment to health excellence in the province.

For a full description of each category, see the 2010 nominations brochure.


How do I submit a nomination?
Nominations for the 2011 awards will open in early 2011. Check back in late 2010 for more information.
 

Rules & regulations
Nominees must be employees of members of HEABC.  

The work for which employees are nominated must have been done in their capacity as an employee of a member of HEABC, and not for any other organization.

 

Nominators do not have to be employed by an HEABC member. They can be patients, colleagues or other member of the public.

 

To qualify for nomination for one of the five project or initiative based awards, the initiatives/projects must have taken place during the last two calendar years (2008-2010). Consideration will be given to initiatives that began prior to this, but a major component must have occurred within the last two calendar years. 

 

Healthcare Hero nominations can be for a lifetime of achievement or for more recent successes.

 

You cannot nominate yourself in any of the Healthcare Hero categories. However, in all other categories you may nominate a team or initiative in which you participated.

 

Employees who have retired or passed away may be nominated, as long as they were employed by an HEABC member within one calendar year of the date of nomination.

 

Nominations must be submitted through the online nomination form at www.BCHealthcareAwards.ca. They may not be faxed, emailed, mailed or otherwise submitted.

 

Nominations submitted after the official deadline will not be considered.

 

A nomination may be entered in only one category in any year.

 

By nominating someone, you confirm and guarantee the accuracy of all information submitted.

 

HEABC reserves the right to confirm accuracy of the information provided in the nomination package.

 

HEABC reserves the right to place nominations awards categories other than the category they were submitted if required.

 

Nominations must be supported by the HEABC member organization that employs the nominee. Information in the nomination forms (e.g. employment status/place of employment) will be verified by HEABC before nominations are presented to the judging panel and the CEO or Vice-President of Human Resources must sign off on the nomination at this time.

 

Award winners must provide consent for the publication of their name(s), photo(s) and/or video footage in connection with the Excellence in BC Healthcare Awards, as well as media coverage in order to receive their award.

 

All entries become the property of HEABC and may be reprinted and made available to interested HEABC members and the public.