Alice Ann Inniss, nee Maryniewicz, is a SMHC Alumna of 1965. Alice also
graduated from the Miisericordia School of Nursing in 1974. In 1984, she obtained a
Certificate in Infection Control in Health Care from the University of Manitoba and a
Certificate in Adult Education from Red River College in 1986.
As
a
member
of
the
Workplace
Health
and
Safety
Committee,
Alice
participated
in
the
development
of
practices
that
enhanced
the
health
and
safety
of
staff
and
patients.
She
participated
in
the
annual
fire
safety
officer
inspections
and
on
a
daily
basis
followed
up
on
reported
injuries
and
incidents
to
determine
ways
to
prevent
their
reoccurrence.
Alice
retired
in
2002
and
currently
resides
in
Selkirk
with
her
husband
Ken,
also
a
RPN
Alumnus
1963
from
SMHC.
Alice
became
a
licensed
lay
reader
in
the
Anglican
Church
in
1985
and
continues
to
be
actively
involved
with
her
church
in
this
role
as
well as being a member of various committees.
Alice
and
Ken
are
proud
grandparents
of
two
and
enjoy
spending
time
with
their
grandchildren
who
live
in
British Columbia.
Alice
began
her
nursing
career
on
the
ward
for
the
elderly
with
mental
illness
and
attained
in
1970
the
position of Head Nurse.
From
1971
to
1980,
Alice
taught
in
the
SMHC
School
of
Psychiatric
Nursing
teaching
basic
nursing
skills
to
first
year
students
and
assisting
the
medical
/
surgical
instructors
in
the
classroom
and
clinical
areas.
During
this
time
she
took
on
the
responsibilities
ff
Health
Nurse
for
all
the
student nurses.
In
1980,
Alice
assumed
the
first
full
time
position
of
Staff
Health
and
Infection
Control
for
the
Selkirk
Mental
Health
Centre.
As
a
member
of
the
multi-disciplinary
infection
control
committee,
she
played
a
major
role
in
developing
infection
control
procedures
and
practices for the Centre with the aim to reduce the spread of infection.
These
practices
were
incorporated
into
the
in-service
education
program
that
was
offered
annually
to
all
staff.
Alice
was
a
resource
to
all
disciplines
in
establishing
and
implementing
infection
control
practices
as
a
level
acceptable
to
the
Canadian
Council
on
Health Services Accreditation.
Alice
was
available
to
employees
for
personal
counselling
and
as
a
resource
for
referrals
to other health care professionals and employee assistance programs.