Patient Timeline and PRISM win Hippocrate awards
Two innovative projects pioneered by CIUSSS West-Central Montreal have won prestigious Hippocrate awards. The PRISM program and the Connected Health Record’s (CHR) Patient Timeline…
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Maimonides Nurse honoured with memorial award of excellence
Congratulations to Dahlia Dumpa Villariez on receiving the Mireille Ducros Award for Excellence in Nursing at the 2025 Maimonides Recognition ceremony. Ms. Villariez was honoured during the long service…
Stéphanie Desgagné named Associate Director — SAPA Home Care
Congratulations to Stéphanie Desgagné on her new role as Associate Director of SAPA Home Care, Intermediate and Family-type Resources and the Mistreatment Helpline. In this position, Ms. Desgagné provides…
Reduce, reuse, repeat! Multidisciplinary collaboration pilots initiative to reuse equipment, saving costs and waste
The device is small, but its environmental impact, significant. The propellant gas in each salbutamol inhaler—which contains medicine used to treat pulmonary patients—produces as…
Cynthia Delfosse named Associate Director of Alternatives to Hospitalization and Community-Based Rehabilitation
Congratulations and welcome to Cynthia Delfosse, who has been appointed to the Mental Health and Addiction Program Directorate as Associate Director of Alternatives to Hospitalization and Community-Based…
Dr. Daniel Wiseman joins Division of General Internal Medicine
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Wiseman on joining the JGH Division of General Internal Medicine. He will also practice critical care medicine and he has been appointed Assistant…
Dr. Stephen Rosenthal named Director of Medical and Professional Services
Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Rosenthal, who has been named the Director of the Directorate of Medical and Professional Services. Dr. Rosenthal will be taking on the role effective…
Making the magic of day camp accessible to all
By Melina Giubilaro, Communications Specialist Summer is a time for sunshine, laughter and making memories. Thanks to the dedicated staff at the Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation…
Marie-Josée Parent named Associate Director of HR
Congratulations to Marie-Josée Parent, who has been appointed Associate Director of Human Resources, Working Conditions, Labor Relations, and Partner Support. She will begin her new role…
Dr. Sabin Filimon joins JGH Division of Cardiology
Dr. Sabin Filimon has joined the Division of Cardiology at the JGH, with an appointment as Assistant Professor at McGill University. His research will focus on cardio-oncology, including…
Innovative new platform awarded grant by Genome Canada and Génome Québec
A team from the Lady Davis Institute (LDI), currently developing a cutting-edge digital platform, has been awarded a $6.4-million grant from Genome Canada and Génome…
Director of Nursing retires after over quarter-century of service
Serge Cloutier, the outgoing Director of Nursing, has retired from his leadership position following 26 years of service at the Jewish General Hospital, and our…
Appointment of Caroline Pelletier to Academic Affairs and Research Ethics
Congratulations to Caroline Pelletier, who has been appointed Associate Director of Operations in the Academic Affairs and Research Ethics Directorate, effective July 17. In her new role,…
Occupational therapist from CLSC de Parc-Extension wins national Award of Excellence
Yuqing (Mary) Zhao, an Occupational Therapist based at CLSC de Parc-Extension, has been honoured with an Award of Excellence from the Canadian Association of…
Laurence Benoit-Dubé appointed Director of Mental Health and Addiction
Congratulations to Laurence Benoit-Dubé, who has been appointed our CIUSSS’s new Director of the Mental Health and Addiction Directorate, effective immediately. Ms. Benoit-Dubé, an Occupational Therapist…
School children show appreciation for Environmental Services team
Dozens of heartfelt messages of thanks hand drawn by Willingdon Elementary school children were delivered to the JGH Environmental Services team—staff members belonging both to the day…
Hands down, the team most devoted to hand-hygiene training!
To encourage CIUSSS staff to complete their annual Hand Hygiene Certification, members of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) team promoted their training at sites…
Rapid-intervention team in Mental Health wins prize for innovative work
The ABC Team in mental health, which provides rapid interventions to help people in crisis, has been honoured with the Ella Amir Award for…
Kathy Malas appointed Director of Quality, Innovation and Value, Director of OROT and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
Congratulations to Kathy Malas, who assumed the role of Director of Quality, Innovation and Value on June 18. She will also serve as Director of OROT, the Connected Health…
NICU nursing team promote Kangaroo Care
Bravo to the nursing team of the JGH’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit! They guided families to spend a total of 175 hours providing kangaroo…