Awards and Recognition
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is committed to providing outstanding, high-quality care to the communities we serve. We are proud to be recognized by leading provincial and national organizations for our dedication to patient safety and operational excellence. In addition to achieving Accreditation with Exemplary Status, CKHA has received many awards/formal recognitions over the past few years, including:
- Forbes Best Employer 2026
- Diversity Award
- Accredited with Exemplary Standing (2022)
In 2009, CKHA received its designation as a Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO), from the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO).
Who is the RNAO?
The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners and nursing students in Ontario. Since 1925, RNAO has advocated for healthy public policy, promoted excellence in nursing practice, increased nurses’ contribution to shaping the health care system, and influenced decisions that affect nurses and the public they serve. To learn more about the RNAO, visit their website at https://rnao.ca/
What is a BPSO?
Best Practice Spotlight Organizations (BPSOs) are health care and academic organizations selected by the RNAO, who have demonstrated excellence in implementing and evaluating the RNAO’s best practice guidelines (BPGs).
What is a Best Practice Guideline?
Best Practice Guidelines (BPGs) are research and evidence based tools that assist organizations and nurses to provide high quality of care to our patients so they can have the best possible outcomes. Currently the RNAO has published 50 BPGs and CKHA has implemented the following:
Why is the BPSO Designation Important?
The BPSO designation marks our organization as one striving to create and maintain a culture of excellence within Canadian health care by embedding evidence into daily nursing practice. It is a dynamic partnership between our organization and the RNAO that focuses on making a positive impact on patient care though evidence-based practice. This designation highlights the outstanding guideline work that CKHA has carried out, and demonstrates our capacity to continue to build on our achievements.
- For more information about CKHA’s BPSO Designation please contact Professional Practice at ckhaprofessionalpractice@ckha.on.ca
This work is part of the BPSO designation program, funded by the Government of Ontario. For more information about the RNAO BPSO program, please visit RNAO.ca
