SALHN Excellence Awards 2026

Celebrating 50 Years of Flinders Medical Centre, Gala and Excellence Awards

The Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) Excellence Awards reward and recognise individuals and teams who strive for exceptional care and are focused on working together to improve health and wellbeing for the communities we serve.

These Awards provide an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of staff who are committed to the delivery of safe, appropriate, accessible care, from the first 1000 days to the last 1000 days, across our services.

In 2026, Flinders Medical Centre celebrates its 50th anniversary since opening in 1976 and this has presented an incredible opportunity to integrate the SALHN Excellence Awards with this special milestone as we acknowledge our past, celebrate the present – our wonderful staff and their achievements – and look to the future.

We look forward to acknowledging and celebrating the individuals and teams who make SALHN a unique leader in health care.

Congratulations to the 2026 finalists:

Uncle Bo Rankine Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Health

Holly Wyatt, Dr Senewirathna and the Cultural Support Champions: Walking Together Towards Reconciliation – Rehabilitation, Aged Care and Palliative Care
SALHN Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan – Corporate Services

Governing Board Award for Excellence in Consumer Engagement and Experience

Mental Health Hospital in the Home – Mental Health
Tapa Marnirniapinthi – Taking AOD Care Beyond Clinic Walls – Drug and Alcohol Services SA

Award for Excellence in Education and Learning

Crucial Conversations Program – Allied Health and Intermediate Care Services
Laurel Hospice – Rehabilitation, Aged Care and Palliative Care

Excellence in Innovation and Research

Neonatal Unit Research Team – Women’s and Children’s Division
Dr Michael Page – Mental Health

Excellence in Non-Clinical Services

Scan Right: Medical Records Hybrid Scanning Model – Corporate Services
Cleaning Management Team – Hotel Services

Excellence in Partnerships

SEDS Adolescent Team and Karen Houghton Hospital School – Mental Health
The Butterfly Project – Women’s and Children’s Division

Excellence in Quality Care

Collaborative Maternity Care Team – Women’s and Children’s Division
Paediatric Eating Disorder Team – Women’s and Children’s Division

Excellence in Staff Wellbeing

Corporate Services Team
The Flourish Project -Corporate Nursing and Midwifery

Excellence in Sustainability

GoGreen Team – Corporate Services
Southern Redevelopment (SR1) Team

Award for Young Achiever

Thomas Edwards – Corporate Services
Julian Soriano – Rehabilitation, Aged Care and Palliative Care

Winners will be announced at the Celebrating 50 Years of Flinders Medical Centre Gala and Excellence Awards event on Friday 30 October at the Adelaide Convention Centre, and publicly announced via SALHN communications on Monday 2 November.

Thank you to our partners

We couldn’t do what we do without the support of our partners, many of whom have been with us from the start of our journey – when the doors of FMC opened in 1976.

This year we are pleased to share that Flinders Foundation are supporting this event as our Platinum Partner. Their organisation and the unwavering support they show staff, patients and their families is an integral part of our history at SALHN. We have grown together over the years thanks to their generosity and the kindness of their donors.

We are also pleased to share that Flinders University will be joining us as a Gold Partner, with our intrinsically linked beginnings vital to shaping what our two organisations look like today. Co-located together on the one site, SALHN and Flinders University continue to drive forward health care innovation and research.

We are also delighted to have Bronze Partner, Adelaide University, and Supporters VollieCare and Adelaide PHN on board this year. They believe in the important work our staff do and want to celebrate their successes with SALHN.

This year’s awards finalists will be confirmed on Wednesday 9 September, with winners announced at the Celebrating 50 Years of Flinders Medical Centre Gala and Excellence Awards event on Friday 30 October at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

2025 finalists and winners

Congratulations to the 2025 winners, finalists and nominees of last year’s SALHN Excellence Awards!