Mercy Week award winners 'proud of what they do'
- Release Date: 25/09/2009
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Mater celebrates its identity and heritage of the Sisters of Mercy in September every year, during Mercy Week.
The week long celebration from 20–26 September is an organisation-wide acknowledgement of Mater’s ongoing commitment to its Mission and Values, with this year’s theme based on the phrase ‘be proud of what you do’.
Mater’s Executive Director of Mission Leadership, Madonna McGahan said Mercy Week provides an opportunity to reflect on our history, gather and give thanks as a team and celebrate Mater as a values-driven organisation.
The annual Mercy Day Awards, this year presented on Mercy Day (24 September), honour exceptional contributions to the organisation in three categories: Clinical, Support Services and Team. More than 80 nominations were received with the following Mater people taking out the awards.
Support Services Award:
Brad McKenzie, Mater Adult Hospital wardsman
Clinical Services Award (joint winners):
Cheryl Clayton, Mater Private Hospital Redland’s Director of Clinical Services and Jane Tilbury, Mater Children’s Hospital Cardiac Nurse Unit Manager
Team Award:
Perioperative Services, Mater Private Hospital Redland
Throughout Mercy Week, Mater staff are encouraged to join in acknowledging the spirit of Mercy which continues to define Mater people and their exceptional work.
“People are the best part of working at Mater. I am privileged to work with people right across the organisation—many I work with, such as the outstanding winners of the Mercy Day Awards, are passionate about Mater’s mission and values, and are searching for ways to make a positive contribution,” Ms McGahan continued.
“The Sisters of Mercy in founding and then nurturing Mater for more than 100 years leave us with a great legacy, and in working here we are responsible for the legacy that we leave to those who come after us,’ she said.
“I enjoy the challenge of working in an organisation that is rich in tradition, while finding contemporary ways to explain how and why the mission, heritage and Catholic identity of an organisation such as Mater makes an important contribution to the community and to every person who walks through our doors.”
Mercy organisations around the world celebrate Mercy Day on 24 September, coinciding with the Sisters of Mercy Feast Day, to commemorate the anniversary of the opening of Mercy House in Dublin by the founder of the Sisters of Mercy, Catherine McAuley in 1827. It provides an opportunity to reflect on the history and work of the Sisters, and to reflect on the influence of Mercy in our lives.