Celebrating the holidays together
It’s the season to celebrate! As 2025 draws to a close, staff at sites across our CIUSSS have gathered with colleagues to embrace the…
CIUSSS News
Mistreatment Helpline celebrates 15 years
By Richard Dagenais, SAPA Communications Specialist In October 2010, Quebec’s first helpline for older adults who are experiencing mistreatment was launched at CLSC René-Cassin….
A digital walk toward better health
New device at Mount Sinai Hospital facilitates walking test for pulmonary rehab patients Robert Primeau is walking down the hallway at Mount Sinai Hospital,…
Kids with disabilities make big strides with unique treadmill program
Team at Mackay Centre School offers speech and motor therapy at the same time Like any exercise enthusiast, Eytan Kurlender loves working out on…
Awards of Excellence celebrate our CIUSSS’s shining stars
Fifteen individuals and three teams honoured Applause for the winners! Each year, the Awards of Excellence pay tribute to employees who go above and…
In their shoes: Rehab staff experience clients’ journey at Open House
By Melina Giubilaro, Communications Specialist Imagine having ideas, feelings and dreams inside you, but no easy way to share them. For many children and…
Love in long-term care: Staff rallies to celebrate residents’ wedding
A long-term care centre isn’t a typical setting for nuptials, but Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre was filled with balloons and well-wishers recently as…
Celebrating a century at Catherine Booth
NDG hospital praised as “beacon of healing, resilience, and community spirit.” Shahaida West has dedicated a remarkable 45 years of her life to the…
Mobile garden cultivates connections for residents with dementia
By Richard Dagenais, SAPA Communications Specialist A nondescript little metal cart is managing to reach across the depths of dementia to connect with residents…
Putting down roots, harvesting hope
Staff from CLSC de Parc-Extension plant seeds of food and friendship among new Canadians Amid concrete office buildings and the clatter of passing trains,…
Going “above and beyond” for patient care
Three JGH employees recognized with Caring Beyond awards Every day at the JGH, staff goes the extra distance to improve the lives of patients…
Nursing team delivers urgent care to older adults at home
By Richard Dagenais, SAPA Communications Specialist For an older adult in urgent need of care, a house call offers unimaginable relief. Since April 2024,…
On Father’s Day, father-and-son doctors celebrate triumph over adversity
Dr. Lawrence Rudski says his son, who has a visual impairment, has “overcome every single obstacle.” When Dr. Lawrence Rudski’s son was four months…
Virtual gallery shares the voices of youths living with disabilities
Photo exhibit is built by youths, for youths By Melina Giubilaro, Communications Specialist A new virtual art gallery is bringing the voices and visions…
Safe to squish: How ingenuity saved JGH Laundry from exploding gel packs
Wireless detection system intercepts packs before they enter the wash cycle Thanks to a scoop of ingenuity, the JGH Laundry has found a way…
A new chapter: CIUSSS library opens its doors to the future
Refurbished space merges collections from Psychiatry and Health Sciences libraries Welcome to the next-generation library of our CIUSSS—a revamped space designed to meet our…
Young adults with disabilities break down barriers at Urgences-santé
Miriam Home educators supervise unique work program that boosts skills and confidence Meet Alina, Richard, Mikael and other members of the Logistics team at…
A maestro takes a final bow
Lucie Tremblay compares herself to the conductor of an orchestra: She may hold the baton, but it’s the musicians who bring the symphony to…
Behind the lens: Chronicling three decades of life at the JGH
For over 35 years, Felipe Argaez has trained his lens on the people and events that make a thriving institution like the Jewish General…
Locavores’ delight: CIUSSS goes fresh with local produce
By Richard Dagenais, SAPA Communications Specialist Of all the fresh produce used in CIUSSS West-Central Montreal kitchens, about half is local. Efforts to promote…