Frere Hospital CEO Dr Rolene Wagner has been nominated for another award for the work she has been doing at Buffalo City’s major health facility.
Wagner is a finalist in the women in government category of the national Business Women’s Association South Africa (Bwasa) 2016 Awards to be held in Johannesburg tomorrow.
“It is an honour to be a finalist. This is a prestigious award and the premier event of its kind in our country,” she said. “But I’m very conscious that it is possible only because of the collective efforts of the Frere management and staff and support from the Eastern Cape government.”
She said she felt like a captain collecting a prize on behalf of the team.
In 2014 Wagner scooped Bwasa’s regional award in the same category.
Tomorrow’s gala dinner is also a fundraising event for the association. It attracts listed big businesses operating in the country as well as state entities.
Wagner will be up against three other finalists: Infraco Broadband CEO Puleng Kwele; the chief operating officer in the presidency, Lakela Kaunda; and the group C FO of Ekurhuleni Metro, Ramsela Ganda.
Wagner said she was most fulfilled when working as a civil servant. She has worked for 18 years in the public sector and only two in the private one.
“There are three things driving me when I work in the public sector.
“The first is social justice. I believe it is inherently wrong for someone to not have access to the best possible care because they are indigent; or conversely, that someone has access to better healthcare only because they can afford it.
“The second driver is impact. Working in public health is not only about practising curative care at an individual level, but also about reducing the burden of disease at community level.
“The third is the mandate and philosophy of the public sector. With respect to my current position at Frere Hospital, it is within our mandate to not only provide affordable quality tertiary care but also to teach, train and conduct research that will impact positively on public health in our region and beyond,” she said.
Premier national award on cards for Frere CEO
Wagner is a finalist in the women in government category of the national Business Women’s Association South Africa (Bwasa) 2016 Awards to be held in Johannesburg tomorrow.
“It is an honour to be a finalist. This is a prestigious award and the premier event of its kind in our country,” she said. “But I’m very conscious that it is possible only because of the collective efforts of the Frere management and staff and support from the Eastern Cape government.”
She said she felt like a captain collecting a prize on behalf of the team.
In 2014 Wagner scooped Bwasa’s regional award in the same category.
Tomorrow’s gala dinner is also a fundraising event for the association. It attracts listed big businesses operating in the country as well as state entities.
Wagner will be up against three other finalists: Infraco Broadband CEO Puleng Kwele; the chief operating officer in the presidency, Lakela Kaunda; and the group C FO of Ekurhuleni Metro, Ramsela Ganda.
Wagner said she was most fulfilled when working as a civil servant. She has worked for 18 years in the public sector and only two in the private one.
“There are three things driving me when I work in the public sector.
“The first is social justice. I believe it is inherently wrong for someone to not have access to the best possible care because they are indigent; or conversely, that someone has access to better healthcare only because they can afford it.
“The second driver is impact. Working in public health is not only about practising curative care at an individual level, but also about reducing the burden of disease at community level.
“The third is the mandate and philosophy of the public sector. With respect to my current position at Frere Hospital, it is within our mandate to not only provide affordable quality tertiary care but also to teach, train and conduct research that will impact positively on public health in our region and beyond,” she said.
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