Staff newsletter | CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre becomes first in Quebec to use Brain-Computer Interface Technology By Melina Giubilaro, Rehabilitation Communications Specialist Imagine a child with a severe…
Xiomara Rubio retires as PRAIDA’s longest-serving current employee Xiomara Rubio arrived in Canada with a single suitcase and $200 in her pocket. Like many…
Staff collects letters for Santa from kids and teens in need Teams of elves from our CIUSSS have been deployed on a merry mission…
In innovative partnership, lawyers and CLSC health professionals team up to improve patient health Dr. Louis-Bruno Théberge, a Family Physician at CLSC de Parc-Extension,…
“Exceptional.” “A beacon of light.” “Outstanding.” “A role model. “An inspiring leader.” These are just some of the superlatives used to describe the recipients…
Some of the first babies born at Côte-des-Neiges Birthing Centre return as adults to give birth How many people can boast that TV cameras…
Virtual interpretation expands to help staff serve our CIUSSS’s diverse population Dr. Maya Cholette-Tétrault was treating a pregnant woman in her clinic at CLSC de Parc-Extension…
By Richard Dagenais Matiusi Tukalak sincerely and emphatically insists he has no recollection of how he arrived at the Saint Margaret Residential Centre in…
As JGH turns 90, a founder’s vision lives on through his granddaughter Every time Nurse Clinician Karen Tafler walks through the doors of the…
“He ran toward the fire, putting himself at peril” A nurse at the Jewish General Hospital is being praised for showing courage and selflessness…
Varsha Bhatt took a leisurely walk in the park near the Jewish General Hospital recently. She walked away with healthcare advice and a vaccine…
Gifts highlight physician-nurse partnership in one of Quebec’s busiest birthing centres Teamwork produces tiny miracles every day at the JGH Family Birthing Centre, and…
By Richard Dagenais, SAPA Communications Specialist They say home is where the heart is and thanks to truly exceptional care, 60-year-old Lisa Bercovitch has…
CIUSSS Rehabilitation team opens up the world of cycling to children with coordination disabilities Sophia Giraldo used to be afraid to ride a bike,…
When Jenny Douglas began at the Jewish General Hospital as a telephone switchboard operator in 1968, phones were attached to walls, reports were written…
Volunteers accompany people with visual impairments to create woven treasures Inside a workroom at MAB-Mackay, volunteers and participants are weaving magic—one strand of yarn…
Launch of first dental and medical clinic for adults with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disabilities When Dental Hygienist Deysi Lemus greeted a patient…
They move quickly, act tactically and address urgent situations through concerted action. Meet our CIUSSS’s “Flu SWAT” teams, who treated patients at home during…
Nurses from CIUSSS West-Central Montreal have swept four of the five 2023 prizes awarded by the Regional Order of Nurses of Montreal and Laval—a…
The weather outside is cold and grey, but Tobie Bruner Schwartz doesn’t notice. She’s swimming in sparkling blue waters with a pod of dolphins,…