The Patients' Choice Awards is gaining momentum in small and large communities around Ontario. On June 21st, the Ontario Medical Association and PAC hosted a ceremony to recognize two of Ottawa's finest physicians.
The winners are Dr. Evelyn Honsl and Dr. Robin Boushey
Of the more than 30 nominations we received, two nominees stood out as exempliary physicians who align with the initiative's theme of 'caring, listening, hearing'. Here's an exerpt from the nomination for Dr. Boushey:
"... After the surgery I became very ill and for a while it looked like I would not come through this. I was in the hospital for 4 months. There was hardly a day that did not go by without Doc visiting me. His compassion and care was amazing. Even my brother in law who is in medicine said he had never seen this type of care."
There is much to learn from patient narratives and the Patients' Choice Awards continues to offer us insight into the quality of care that patients and their families value.