Headwaters Health Care Centre’s 2025 Annual Awards Ceremony Celebrates People and Achievements

ORANGEVILLE, ON - June 25, 2025 – Headwaters Health Care Centre’s Annual Awards Ceremony celebrated the hospital’s achievements and recognized teams and departments who made significant contributions to the hospital and community in the past year.

At the annual event held at Headwaters Health Care Centre on June 24, President and CEO Kim Delahunt said, "It is truly inspiring to be part of such a dedicated and talented team—individuals who bring their best to Headwaters every day in service of our patients, families, and community. Our hospital is a trusted place of care, and that trust is built on the deep relationships we have nurtured with those we serve. It is a privilege to be part of a team that continues to honour that trust through kindness, respect, accountability, and teamwork. As we look to the future, we remain committed to advancing patient-centred care through innovation, collaboration, and investment in the tools and technologies that will shape tomorrow’s healthcare."

The Annual Awards also marks the release of the hospital’s 2024-2025 Annual Report and audited Financial Statements from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. This year, the hospital reported a small deficit due to increases in base funding, new one-time investments related to salaries and inflationary costs that outpaced additional funding received.

2025 Award Recipients

The Chair’s Award:

This award honours individuals, teams or organizations affiliated with Headwaters who have made an outstanding contribution to the hospital or who have supported the hospital during this past year.

Winner: Headwaters Health Care Foundation and the Smart Headwaters Campaign Team Recognized for raising $18 million to bring an MRI and other vital equipment to Dufferin-Caledon, transforming local health care.

Photo caption: Congratulations to the 2025 Chair’s Award Winner, Headwaters Health Care Foundation and the Smart Headwaters Campaign Team. (From left: Kim Delahunt, President & CEO; Bill Duron, Headwaters Health Care Foundation Board Chair; K.C. Carruthers, Headwaters Health Care Foundation CEO, Melodie Mason, Chair, Headwaters Health Care Board of Directors; Joan Waechter, Chair of the Headwaters Health Care Foundation Smart Headwaters Campaign Cabinet)

Dr. David Scott Award:

This award is named after retired surgeon and life-long Orangeville resident, the late Dr. David Scott, who came to Orangeville in 1962 as the town’s first specialist in general surgery. He dedicated his life to improving the health and wellness of the community. The Dr. David Scott Award is presented annually and recognizes individuals or groups who have gone above and beyond to improve overall health and wellness in Dufferin-Caledon and promote links between the hospital and the community. Dr. Scott passed away in 2020, and this award continues his legacy. 

Winner: Dr. Karen Sandhu, Community Paramedicine Program Honoured for her leadership in community health, health equity promotion, and her work with the Primary Care Network and Community Palliative On-Call program.

Photo caption: Congratulations to the 2025 Dr. David Scott Award Winner, Dr. Karen Sandhu. (From left: Kim Delahunt, President & CEO, Dr. Karen Sandhu; Nim Nadarajah, Chair of the Headwaters Health Care Centre Governance Committee)

Above & Beyond Leadership Award:

This award honours an individual who demonstrates excellence in people leadership, is a positive role model, inspires others to work collaboratively and creatively and commitment to promoting the hospital’s vision, values and purpose.

Winner: Shawn Galea, Supervisor, Environmental Services Celebrated for his leadership, dedication to patient experience, and contributions to emergency preparedness and hospital operations.

Photo caption: Congratulations to the 2025 Above & Beyond Leadership Award Winner, Shawn Galea. (From left: Lloyd Noronha, Chair, Headwaters Health Care Centre Finance and Audit Committee; Shawn Galea, Supervisor, Environmental Services; Kim Delahunt, President & CEO)

Outstanding Physician Award:

This award honours a physician who demonstrates excellence in delivering patient care and commitment in promoting the hospital vision and purpose and makes a measurable and positive contribution to the hospital. Winner: Dr. Shreyas Gandhi, Surgery Department Acknowledged for advancing the Urology program and introducing innovative procedures like green light laser surgery.

Winner: Dr. Shreyas Gandhi, Surgery Department Acknowledged for advancing the Urology program and introducing innovative procedures like green light laser surgery.

Photo caption: Congratulations to the 2025 Outstanding Physician Award Winner, Dr. Shreyas Gandhi. (From left: Dr. Grace Wang, Chief of Staff and Vice President, Medical Affairs; Dr. Shreyas Gandhi; Kim Delahunt, President & CEO)

Quality & Safety Improvement Award:

This award celebrates a team and/or individual(s) that have contributed to quality and safety initiatives to improve the delivery of patient care. This team and/or individual(s) promotes a safety culture through the implementation and assessment of evidence and leading practices; creative or innovative practices; adoption of a comprehensive approach to quality improvement/change management and program implementation.

Winner: Charlene Rogers, Dr. Naqvi, and the CT Team Recognized for reducing CT wait times by 60% through workflow improvements and benchmarking initiatives.

Photo caption: Congratulations to the 2025 Quality & Safety Improvement Award Winner, Charlene Rogers, Dr. Naqvi and the CT Team. (From left: Kim Delahunt, President & CEO; Charlene Rogers, Manager, Diagnostic Imaging; Diana Ostler, Senior CT Technologist; Dr. Asad Naqvi, Chief of Diagnostic Imaging and Diagnostic Radiologist; Dr. Paul Babyn, Board member and member of the Quality Committee)

Rising Headwaters Hero Award:

This award recognizes a frontline employee, physician or volunteer with less than five years of continuous service with the hospital, that has demonstrated great achievements, early success, and commitment to going above and beyond day-to-day in their role.

Winner: Graeme Jones, Physician Assistant Praised for his exceptional work ethic, teamwork approach, compassion, and impact in the Emergency Department.

Photo caption: Congratulations to the 2025 Rising Headwaters Hero Award Winner, Graeme Jones. (From left: Kim Delahunt, President & CEO; Graeme Jones, Physician Assistant)

Volunteer Hero Award:

This brand-new award celebrates a Headwaters volunteer who demonstrates dedication to the hospital’s volunteer program(s), is a positive role model who inspires others to provide an exceptional patient experience, and commitment in promoting hospital vision, values, and purpose. Winner: Pat Spencer, Volunteer Honoured for her dedication as a volunteer in Ambulatory Care and her role in the Patient and Family Advisory Partnership program.

Winner: Pat Spencer, Volunteer Honoured for her dedication as a volunteer in Ambulatory Care and her role in the Patient and Family Advisory Partnership program.

Photo caption: Congratulations to the 2025 Volunteer Hero Award Winner, Pat Spencer. (From left: Juliann McArthur, Manager, Patient Experience; Pat Spencer, Volunteer; Kim Delahunt, President & CEO)

These awards celebrate the exceptional contributions and achievements of our dedicated team members who go above and beyond in their roles every day.

Nursing Education Fund:

Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health and MPP for Dufferin-Caledon was on hand at the Annual Meeting and Awards to recognize deserving staff who are pursuing ongoing education in their field. Through the Jean White Award and RBC Education Fund, Headwaters Health Care Centre 14 nurses received grants for professional development. These funds support ongoing learning and reflect the hospital’s commitment to staff growth.

2025 Recipients Include: Alexa Wiedemann, Alyse Soloman, Cathleen Burton, Charlotte Brown, Daniel Reimer, Deepthi Sam Jayaraj Samuel, Jessica Dickie, Jessica Hentsch, Kayla Flores, Lely Perlas, Paula Horton, Rachel Russo, Sophia-Rose Bezant, Vienna Riddle.

Photo caption: Congratulations to the Nursing Education Fund Recipients. Pictured here is MPP Sylvia Jones (far left), alongside fund recipients and Annette Jones, VP Patient Services, Health Integration and Chief Nursing Executive (bottom right)

Media contact:

Stephanie Mackenzie-Smith, MPA, Director, Communications and Community Relations Headwaters Health Care Centre | Tel: 519-941-2410 x2551 | Email: smackenziesmith@headwatershealth.ca