By Our Reporter
International Medical Centre inaugurated its first ever excellence awards celebration on Saturday with the intention to create excitement among its staff and also recognize them for an extra-ordinary job done in bringing quality service to the customers.
Hosted by Val okecho and Crystal Newman, the award gala was highlighted by great African fashion, amazing entertainment from staff, Jehovah Shalom Accapella and a live performance from Mykouma band. The cocktail bar by Wine Garage featured lots of cocktails, beers and other alcohol beverages accompanied by delicious bites with food served and enjoyed by staff, clients, and partners.
Different IMC Clinics won various award categories such as: – Gulu won the Operational Excellence Award, Park Royal, the People’s Choice Award, Wandegeya clinic took the Service Excellence Award, Entebbe Road was awarded the best facility, with Mukono taking the Reward Our Owner Award and Kololo achieving the Team of the Year Award.
The overall award which is the CIEL was given to the best IMC of the year and the innovation award to IHK in recognition of their ability to use advanced technology, new equipment and specialized skills. Also they have invested in the group to further their mission of being Uganda’s leading healthcare provider to meet International Standards.
According to Joel Oroni, the IMC General Manager, the IMC Excellence Awards was an opportunity for Management to motivate and inspire the staff to come-up with innovative ideas that bring together quality services to the customers, and reward individuals and teams for their extra-ordinary work throughout the organization.
“As the main highlight for 2019, the IMC Excellence Awards is a platform for us to provide an opportunity for each of our staff to create, innovate, and compete with one another to be part of the team that is making the decisions and strategizing to make IMG a better place to access quality primary healthcare that meets international standards,” said Mr. Oroni.
He added that these awards were categorized based on IMC Corporate governance that calls for the need to uphold the highest level of integrity while delivering healthcare, have standardized medical practices across all our clinics and endeavour to give customers the best healthcare service that meets international standard and are able to appreciate.