How a social worker helped build a bridge to the North
One day this spring, Social Worker Apostolia Petropoulos turned on the radio in the room of one of her residents at the Father Dowd…
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Joanne Côté, “Queen of Coordination,” takes her leave
Joanne Côté’s office bookshelf is filled with awards for her numerous accomplishments, but one in particular stands out: A sparkling tiara. The toy crown…
How two Syrian refugees overcame obstacles and scooped their way to success
CIUSSS team helps brothers who live with hearing disability to open ice cream parlour Twins Anas Alhelaly and Moustafa Alhilali arrived in Canada from…
For third straight year, a JGH oncology nurse wins Quebec’s top professional prize
It’s a hat-trick for Nursing at the Jewish General Hospital. For the third year in a row, a Segal Cancer Centre nurse brought home…
Going above and beyond to help others
They’ve shown bravery in protecting a co-worker under threat, compassion in accompanying a woman at the end of life, quick judgment in saving a…
Dishing out opportunities: JGH Food Services opens door to students living with disabilities
CIUSSS creates partnership with Montreal school to help teenage interns enter workforce One day recently, Food Services Chief Anna Dimitrakopoulos introduced her team to…
Watchful eyes for inquiring minds: Inside the Research Ethics Board
Ensuring safety and ethical procedures of research that leads to medical innovation That pill you’re about to swallow, that test you’re about to take,…
Turning a page: Librarians find new homes for JGH book collections
As the Health Sciences Library prepares to move, staff has been diligently sifting through historical volumes The medical books are like testaments to a…
A new pathway to sound, close to home
With support from our CIUSSS, cochlear implant surgery now performed in Montreal Lise Goupil was out on her balcony recently when she heard birds…
The beat goes on: Residents join drum circle at Mount Sinai Hospital
Women in senior years—including a centenarian—discover pleasures and benefits of drumming It’s Thursday afternoon at Mount Sinai Hospital, and the rhythmic beat of drumming…
Today’s “radical transformation” of health care is the only path to improvement, CIUSSS leaders told
Address by Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg marks launch of CIUSSS’s official commitment to Care Everywhere The digital transformation now being undertaken by some of the…
New era for CIUSSS with paperless prescriptions at all sites
CIUSSS West-Central Montreal is first health network in Quebec to fully adopt electronic prescriptions and drug administration Our CIUSSS has become the first health…
Virtual Ward praised as “hospital of the future” by Quebec’s Minister for Health and Seniors
Sonia Bélanger says CIUSSS is well-positioned to share its expertise on Hospital@Home program Quebec’s Minister for Health and for Seniors has praised CIUSSS West-Central…
New research sheds light on mistreatment of caregivers
In-depth look by experts from CIUSSS West-Central Montreal first of its kind in Quebec Every day across our healthcare network, a spouse, a son,…
Ukrainians fleeing war find support and a guiding hand in our CIUSSS
Oleksandr and Svitlana have left Ukraine, but Ukraine has not left them. Though they’re safe now in Canada, the couple from Kyiv is consumed…
How our CIUSSS helps the homeless find housing, and hope
Study demonstrates direct benefits of PRISM program on those experiencing homelessness and mental illness Pierre-Luc hit rock bottom. The 35-year-old was living on the…
Staff donate generously to help newcomers face their first winter
As the cold days of winter descend upon us, staff of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal have demonstrated their readiness to extend a warm hand of…
CIUSSS Oncology team wins Quebec cancer prize
Bravo! A team in Oncology has won the Prix de cancérologie 2022 for Belong, the app launched by our CIUSSS this year to support…
After two-year pause, joyful holiday traditions return to CIUSSS
It’s holiday time at CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, where staff are celebrating in a spirit of renewed joy and generosity. After a two-year hiatus brought…
The kids go in for a warm coat. They come out with a lesson about community
CIUSSS social worker opens Giving Shop to support children in specialized schools The day of Montreal’s first big snowfall in November, a child at…