For most of the year, we’re so intently focused on our professional responsibilities toward our clients, residents and patients that we can easily slip into the mindset that taking a vacation is a misuse of our time. Idleness? Wasteful. Having fun? Self-indulgent....
As an avid reader, I love a good story, especially when it has to do with innovation and new beginnings. Last year, I read an interesting tale of horses in London, England, in the 1800s. At the time, this city was the most populated in the world, with transportation...
In recent weeks, CIUSSS West-Central Montreal has distinguished itself on the global stage, reflecting the compassion and special care we take to safeguard the well-being of individuals. I would like to extend my warmest congratulations and sincerest thanks to each...
Health care today is going through a very rapid transformation, racing toward ever-greater precision. Take the DNA sequencer, for example—by all appearances a nondescript countertop machine that yet, is fast becoming indispensable to modern...
The following is based on remarks by Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg in “Contexts of Technological Change in Medicine: Centres and Margins”, a speech that he delivered at an international workshop on innovation at the Jewish General Hospital last spring. This excerpt, as well...
The following is based on remarks by Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg in “Contexts of Technological Change in Medicine: Centres and Margins,” a speech that he delivered at an international workshop on innovation at the Jewish General Hospital last spring. This excerpt, as well...
It is with great humility and pride that I reach out to you today to relate the outcome of the Accreditation Canada visit that concluded yesterday. Due to your diligence, persistence, passion and deep commitment to providing the very best care and experience to our...
After all of the drills and the preparation for a “what if” situation, when the alarm bells rang on September 19, you were ready. As the water began to stream in, not only did you respond, you took action in a decisive and efficient manner—one that could never be...
Making a verbal promise is something that most of us do practically every day. It’s quick, it’s usually fairly informal, and it gets the job done. But on certain occasions, nothing can take the place of words on paper (even if the “paper” is digital). When a promise...
Colleagues’ cooperation and camaraderie across sites assures safe care for SAPA clients On behalf of everyone in CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, I would like to express a heartfelt thank-you to all those who practiced such outstanding teamwork and displayed genuine...