Celebrating Health Care Support Workers' Week
October 12, 2013 at 2:09 PM
CUPE Local 500 members who work at Riverview Health Centre and for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, celebrated Health Care Support Workers' Week at various events held throughout the past week.
In August of this year, Manitoba Minister of Health, Theresa Oswald, proclaimed October 7 - 11 as Health Care Support Workers’ Week. The proclamation issued by Minister Oswald acknowledges that health care support workers, like other professionals who work in health care, devote their efforts to preserve and protect the quality health care all Manitobans enjoy, however the work health care support workers do often goes unrecognized.
“Health care support workers are essential to our health care system," said Mike Davidson, President of CUPE Local 500." "It's nice to have a week that recognizes their contributions and commitment to patient care and I commend our members for their dedicated efforts day in an day out."
Local 500 members provide a wide range of services such as housekeeping, sterilizing and maintaining equipment, serving meals, laundry, clerical personnel, activity workers’ among others.
Click here to read the proclamation.
(L-R) Mike Davidson, Local 500 President, Crystal Caron, President, Riverview
Health Centre Unit, Amanda Schmall, Treasurer, Riverview Health Centre Unit
Click here to view the 2013 Health Care Support Workers' Week event photo gallery
