#MyBestMoments Campaign - Sandy Thompson, Clinical Practice Leader, Interprofessional Practice

In our #MyBestMoments campaign staff and physicians from across our hospitals and community sites share the moments that have mattered most to them in their careers at Lakeridge Health. Read Sandy's story below.

I’ve proudly worked at Lakeridge Health for almost 26 years. There are many reasons why Lakeridge Health is a great place to work. The organization’s values – inclusion, compassion, innovation, teamwork, and joy – speak to me as a person, as well as a health-care professional, and I have seen these values in action daily throughout my career here.

Lakeridge Health provides several community services that enable care closer-to-home care for the community we serve, such as the Regional Nephrology program and the Durham Regional Cancer Centre. Additionally, there are several supports in place for professional development such as bursaries, interest-free loans, paid seminars, and courses.

The greatest reason for working at Lakeridge Health is our staff. I’ve had the pleasure of working in different areas in various roles in my career at Lakeridge Health. The compassion and teamwork that all of our staff exhibit every moment every day is inspiring and heartwarming and has been particularly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The passion, dedication, and teamwork that all staff demonstrated during this extremely challenging time is a true testament to how we have answered the call to provide safe and quality care to the community we serve.

I had the distinct privilege of working at the COVID-19 vaccination clinic, at both the Oshawa Hospital and the Ontario Tech University Campus Ice Centre, which is one of the highlights of my career. Reflecting back on the hesitancy many people initially felt regarding the vaccine and then transitioning to sheer joy and gratefulness for the opportunity to receive the vaccine as a step closer to seeing their families, or playing their part in ending the global pandemic, was truly a historical privilege to be a part of and an experience I will never forget.