Sr Angela Mary Doyle AO
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In 1966, Sister Angela Mary was appointed Administrator of three Mater Public Hospitals in Brisbane - a position she held for 21 years. This period covered
some of the most shaping years in the Mater's 92 year history. The Mater has grown from a small group of private and public hospitals to a major health care provider in Queensland. Through the years there have been many struggles - for funding, for recognition and to preserve independence - and the 1960s, 70s and
80s saw many challenges and difficult times come the Mater's way.
Sister Angela Mary was a leader for these times and helped steward the Mater Hospitals to the position of strength, growth and excellence it enjoys today. Her resolute and visionary guidance helped ensure that the mission of the Sisters of Mercy in bringing health care to those who needed it most remained alive and healthy in Brisbane.
During the period of her Administration of the Mater Hospitals, Sister Angela
Mary became a recognised and highly respected public figure. This enabled
her influence, and the influence of the Sisters of Mercy, to reach many sectors
of the community. Even today, more than 10 years after stepping down from the
role of Administrator, Sister Angela Mary remains very much the visible link between the Mater and the community. Over this time she continued to be an active and integral member of the Mater community, first as Senior Director of Health Services (until 1993) for the Mater complex, then as Executive Director
of the Mater Hospitals' Trust (until 1997), and more recently (March 2003) as a Board Member of the Mater Hospitals' Trust. Through her roles with the Mater Hospitals, Sister Angela Mary has also been active in Professional, Academic, Government and Community arenas, in Queensland and nationally. She has
also travelled internationally, to gain and share knowledge and expertise for the benefit of the Mater and health care generally. As well as championing the
Mater, Sister Angela Mary has also taken a leading role in championing social justice and community accord on other fronts.
Sister Angela Mary's outstanding contribution to the Mater and the Queensland and Australian communities have been recognised in many ways, most notably:
- the Australian Medical Association - Queensland Branch 'AMA Award of Distinction' in 1989,
- Queenslander of the Year in 1989,
- Australian Achiever Award, presented by the Prime Minister of Australia in 1990,
- The Awarding of an Order of Australia (AO) for service to the community in 1993,
- Degree of Doctor of the Griffith University in 1991,
- Degree of Doctor of the Queensland University of Technology in 1997
- Premier's Millenium Award for Excellence in Charity/Welfare
- Premier's Queensland Greats Award in 2001
(Sister Angela Mary was at pains to point out that she didn't write the above! - Website Administrator).
Sr Angela Mary's Diary
Sr Angela Mary kept a diary for her five week voyage "which began at Lettercollum, Co. Cork on Monday 19 May 1947 and ended at All Hallows' Convent, Brisbane on Wednesday 25 June 1947." "We believed we would never see Ireland, our homes, our families, again...."
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