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The Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority (GASHA) is proud to be recognized as one of Nova Scotia’s Top 10 Employers for 2009. 

“We would not be able to make that claim if we didn’t have a staff supporting the mission of the organization and believing in what we do,” says David MacKenzie, VP Operations. “A large part of our success is their belief in what we do and how we do it.”
 
As MacKenzie explains, the district health authority’s core values are equity, respect, collaboration, accountability and excellence. “Those are the core values that all our decisions are based on,” he says. “If our staff did not have those same values we would not be able to provide the quality care that we do.”
 
GASHA employees number roughly 1,000 – with 800 in hospital settings and some 200 working in program areas including addictions, public health and mental health.
 
The district health authority serves more than 45,000 residents in Antigonish Town and County, Guysborough and Richmond Counties and the southern part of Inverness County. Acute and community-based services are offered through the district’s five hospitals and three programs within GASHA.