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Winnipeg Clinic named finalist for prestigious national industry award
Winnipeg Clinic
October 20, 2006
 The
Winnipeg Clinic has been recognized as a finalist by the Canadian Healthcare Information Technology Trade Association (CHITTA)
for the prestigious Project Implementation Team of the Year Award for 2006.
CHITTA established the Project Implementation Team of the
Year Award to recognize a healthcare company that has successfully implemented a health-IT solution at a healthcare organization.
This annual Award honours a successful project team that demonstrates the achievement of the stated objectives and provides a success
story from which other organizations can learn. The award recipient will have fully implemented a health-IT solution within the past
twelve months, addressing the following key criteria: Project delivered on time and within budget; Worked effectively together to
implement solution; Demonstrated successful knowledge transfer; Demonstrated innovation; Achieved project objectives; Leveraged industry
best practices; and Resulted in substantial adoption and utilization of a health-IT solution.
“Canada’s Health Informatics Association and CHITTA, are pleased to provide an Awards Program to recognize those individuals and
companies who have demonstrated leadership, excellence and a high level of service within the Canadian health informatics community,”
said Elaine Huesing, Vice President, CHITTA, the Health Division of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC).
“On behalf of CHITTA, I would like to congratulate the Winnipeg Clinic, on this well deserved recognition of its contribution to the
Canadian Health Informatics Industry,” added Huesing.
The winning finalist of each award will be announced and presented the award at the Canadian Health Informatics Awards Gala in
Toronto on November 16, 2006.
“The Winnipeg Clinic has a long and proud history of medical innovation, dating back to 1938,” said Tom Malone, Chief Executive Officer,
Winnipeg Clinic. “Our new electronic medical records management system is another example of the importance of investing in technology
to more effectively and efficiently handle the 1,000 patient visits a day,” added Malone.
Since 1938, the Winnipeg Clinic, regarded as one of Canada’s largest multi-specialty medical clinics, has grown and expanded to meet the
demands of both patients and physicians. The Winnipeg Clinic features over 50 specialists delivering excellence in medical care, professional
management and administration, state-of-the-art electronic medical record capabilities, spacious exam rooms, x-ray, nuclear medicine,
pulmonary function and other diagnostic services on site. The Winnipeg Clinic is further supported by two satellite neighbourhood
walk-in clinics.
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