2022/2023 Year in Review
A year of challenge, change, and growth.
Message from our Chair and CEO
This past year, amidst a rapidly changing health care landscape, we have embraced change, navigated challenges, and reached significant milestones together. The year began with navigating new waves of COVID-19, which brought more infectious variants, higher Emergency Department volumes and acuity, and longer wait times for surgeries, all while dealing with a system-wide staffing shortage. Our health care system is indeed under strain, but in the world of health care, failure is not an option. The families and patients we serve rely on us to be there for them in their greatest times of need. So instead, with an ‘honoured to care’ mindset we dug deep, and we got to work.
A look back at 2022/2023
A photo essay showing our #HonouredToCare mindset.
Clinical excellence
Kim is no stranger to Oak Valley Health. She has been a Stouffville resident for over 30 years, and both of her children (now in their early 20s) were born at Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH). Fifteen years after her children were born, Kim found herself back at MSH under less than ideal terms.
Read about Kim’s patient journey with the Breast Health Centre and Chemotherapy Unit at Markham Stouffville Hospital.
Commitment and strategy
Oak Valley Health continues to grow with its community, and as the population around our hospitals further expands, so must we. Last year, we continued on our journey to redevelop Uxbridge Hospital.
We are also in the process of getting approval for Markham Stouffville Hospital redevelopment, which would include additional patient spaces.
Our people
In March, we launched our 2023-2026 People Plan. We worked with all areas of the organization through an extensive engagement process, a literature review, and consultations with external health care human resources experts.
Priorities we are focusing on are based on internal feedback. We asked what was going well, what was not, and we consolidated the feedback into three strategic pillars, building a people-centred culture, developing new ways of working and delivering care, and creating a strategic talent management system.
Awards received in 2022/2023
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Meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2022
One of 78 hospitals that achieved meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care
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2021 Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care
Winner – Pollution Prevention – Canada Wide
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2021 Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care
Honourable mention – Energy – Ontario
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2021 Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care
Winner – Water – Canada Wide
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2021 Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care
Silver Green Hospital Scorecard
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Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists
2023 recipients of The Innovative Information Technology Award were Karen McFarlane, Jessica Tsang, and Anna Chan.
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Hospital News
Honourable Mention: Laura Bandstra, OR, Surgical Program
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Forbes Canada Best Employers for Diversity, 2022
Placed within the top 150 organizations in the country, and is the only hospital in York Region on the list.
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University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) 2022 Program Awards
Excellence in Teaching Dr. Yuet Ming Lam
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University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) 2022 Program Awards
Leadership Dr. Angela Duan
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University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) 2022 Program Awards
Improving the Efficiency of Virtual Blood Pressure Appointments at Health for All Dr. Dylan Demarco
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University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) 2022 Program Awards
Teaching Excellence – Electives Dr. Tom Leventis
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University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) 2022 Awards of Excellence
Excellence in Creative Professional Activity (Community-Affiliated) Dr. Allan Grill
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University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) 2022 Awards of Excellence
Excellence in Social Responsibility (Community-Affiliated) Dr. Melanie Henry
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University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) 2022 External Awards
BScPA Annual Faculty and Student Awards: Preceptor Award Dr. David Ng
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University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) 2022 External Awards
CFPC Awards of Excellence Dr. Grill
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University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) 2022 External Awards
Dr. Harrison Waddington Fellowship in Family and Community Medicine 2021-22 Dr. Aisha Husain
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University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) 2022 External Awards
MD Program Teaching Awards for Excellence 2020-21 Dr. Megan Tan
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University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) 2022 External Awards
MD Program Teaching Awards for Excellence 2020-21 Dr. Jeff Weissberger
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University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) 2022 External Awards
OCFP Early Years Award Dr. Emilie Lam
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Accreditation Canada
Exemplary standing in 2022, with a 99.8% compliance score
Financials
View the revenues and expenses for 2022/2023.
2021/2022
Last year’s Year in Review can be viewed online.