St. Joseph’s Villa News

St. Joseph’s Health Centre is the winner of the 2023 Cambrian College Employer Award of Distinction!

The award recognizes an employer which has demonstrated exemplary support for Cambrian students and graduates. A longstanding partner of Cambrian, St. Joseph’s Health Centre has welcomed placement students and hired graduates from a variety of Cambrian programs, including BSCN, Practical Nursing, Personal Support Worker, Dental Hygiene, Computer Systems, and more.

Kari Gervais, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Sudbury, receives the 2023 Cambrian College Employer Award of Distinction from Shawn Poland, Cambrian’s Interim President.

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February 7, 2023

SUDBURY – It is a health care organization that runs a rehabilitation hospital and two long-term-care homes in Greater Sudbury and has supported generations of Cambrian College students.

For its efforts, St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Sudbury is this year’s recipient of the Cambrian College Employer Award of Distinction.

The Award recognizes an organization or company that has demonstrated exemplary support for Cambrian, its students, and graduates.

“St. Joseph’s Health Centre has been one of our anchor community partners for decades and it is very deserving of the Employer Award of Distinction,” says Renee Scott, Cambrian’s Director of Recruitment and Student Success. “Over the years, St. Joseph’s Health Centre has accommodated hundreds of our students on placement, in programs from Health Sciences to Community Services to Business and IT. They host our students and hire our graduates. We are very honoured to select St. Joseph’s Health Centre as this year’s
recipient.”

St. Joseph’s received the award at this year’s Cambrian College Career Fair Conference. Accepting the award on behalf of St. Joseph’s was President and CEO, Kari Gervais.

“We have always felt passionate about our duty to educate the next generation of caregivers in a way that promotes our mission of caring for the whole person – body, mind, and spirit, and in alignment with our values of Dignity, Excellence, Service and Integrity,” says Kari Gervais. “We have been very fortunate to find a likeminded organization in Cambrian College. We value our long-standing relationship and their dedication to ensuring students have meaningful and positive placement experiences. We owe our success to partnerships like these, and to the amazing work happening at the frontlines of our organization where our staff deliver compassionate care and service to our residents and patients, and mentorship to our students.”

St. Joseph’s Health Centre operates the St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre, a rehabilitation hospital in Sudbury. It also administers St. Joseph’s Villa and St. Gabriel’s Villa, two long-term care homes in Sudbury. From 1950 to 2010, St. Joseph’s operated the Sudbury General Hospital, before transitioning to
rehabilitation and long-term care.