Celebrating the work of our kinesiologists
On the occasion of National Kinesiology Week, November 20-26, we took a closer look at the role of kinesiologists, who practice in different specialties across our CIUSSS,…
Our CIUSSS shares insights with police recruits
Teams from across our CIUSSS met Montreal police recruits as part of the Immersion MTL initiative. The objective of the program for the Service de police de la…
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit marks World Prematurity Day
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) team at the Jewish General Hospital celebrated World Prematurity Day on November 17 by honouring the incredible resilience of premature infants, acknowledging…
Awards of Excellence showcase the stars of our CIUSSS
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Awards of Excellence! This 2nd annual event allows us once again to shine a light on the…
Making wishes come true for patients in their final days
Restaurant excursions, film screenings and family weddings in hospital help those in Palliative Care Head Nurse Kathia Dorcélus-Cétoute often asks patients in the JGH…
Nursing supervisors honoured by McGill
Ten of our CIUSSS’s nursing supervisors were recipients of Awards of Excellence bestowed by the McGill University Ingram School of Nursing on October 24. The recipients…
Alliance holds “Speed-dating” outreach event
An event organized by our CIUSSS’s Alliance program on October 11 brought together the leadership of community organizations, schools and daycares with dozens of…
ENT fundraising race surpasses goal
The JGH Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (ENT) held its 4th Annual Five-Kilometer Fundraiser Race along the Lachine Canal at the end of September. Participation in the event…
How a race for visually impaired seniors became a “journey of courage”
Volunteers from MAB-Mackay turn out on rainy day for clients’ “monumental triumph” One day in September, Carlyle Smith accomplished something he never dreamed possible:…
Unmasking the Future is theme of IPAC Week 2023
Staff CIUSSS wide were invited to take part in activities planned throughout Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Week from October 16 to 20. This year’s…
Helping staff make a smooth transition to the Connected Health Record
What’s nearly as hard as building the Connected Health Record? Getting staff in our CIUSSS to embrace it. Why? Because change of any kind—plus…
Spreading the word about the importance of breastfeeding
An array of events was held the week of October 2 to 6 to raise awareness about National Breastfeeding Week. Our CIUSSS was buzzing…
Celebrating the remarkable lives of centenarians
One woman drove a motorcycle to deliver babies in Morocco. Another had been a Hungarian table tennis champion. One man survived a Siberian gulag,…
Celebrating 40 years of service in dentistry
On October 3, 1983, Dr. Melvin Schwartz and Patricia Yee came to the Jewish General Hospital from St-Mary’s Hospital to complete their first workday in the…
Nomination of Irina Blumer – General Services and Access to Primary Care
Congratulations to Irina Blumer on her new role as our CIUSSS’s Associate Director of General Services and Access to Primary Care in Frontline Integrated Services….
World Mental Health Day 2023
October 10 was World Mental Health Day, an opportunity to remind everyone of the essential role played by our CIUSSS’s Mental Health and Addiction Program…
Introducing the mobile mental health crisis team
The CIUSSS’s new mobile mental health crisis team, officially ÉSIRRC (équipe spécialisée d’intervention rapide et de relais dans la communauté), hosted its open doors…
Taking nursing into the digital frontier
Nurses play leading role in success of cutting-edge Virtual Care program Nurse Marianne Villamor assesses her patients with meticulous care: She checks their vital…
Under the hospital’s virtual roof, and “happily on the loose”
When David Shashoua met people on the street or at the office this past summer, they often glanced at his wrist and looked puzzled:…
Appointment of Maude Beaupré – Associate Director of Quality
Congratulations to Maude Beaupré on her appointment as Associate Director of Quality, Transformation, Evaluation, Value, Clinical and Organizational Ethics, and Virtual Care. Ms. Beaupré joined our CIUSSS…