Super clinics Superior access to front-line health services
A packed Emergency waiting room is no place for an orphan. ‘Orphan patients’—people without access to family doctors—now receive proper care sooner, at one…
CIUSSS News
Call for proposals from the Rossy Cancer Network
You missed the first wave of the Rossy Cancer Network’s (RCN) Quality Improvement Initiatives Fund (QI2) this past spring? Now’s your chance! The RCN…
CLSC workshop: Providing palliative care at home
It’s well known that patients with life-threatening illnesses receive diligent care from CIUSSS teams in hospitals and residences throughout the network. But there are…
MISSIVE students help ensure safety at Maimonides and Jewish Eldercare
For staff at Maimonides and Jewish Eldercare, a sure sign of summer is seeing groups of MISSIVE students, dressed in their distinctive brightly-coloured T-shirts,…
Masters stroke
Of the many healthcare professionals who advocate an active lifestyle, few will go an extraordinary distance—8,772 kilometers to be exact—to lead by example. That’s…
Because I said I would: Hope 4 David
Daniela Vrabie vividly recalls the moment she made a promise to herself to find a way to help transform the life of a resident…
Giving thanks to those who give
You’ll find them at desks, you’ll find them at bedsides and lounges, you’ll find them wandering the halls. Those telltale pins or blue coats…
Network-wide teams: a win-win for staff and healthcare users
As our CIUSSS continues to mature, professionals from different facilities have been searching for ways to strengthen bonds through intra-network teamwork and cooperation. With…
Staffers become students for a day, all in the name of respect
Close your eyes, take deep breaths and think of something serene…. Short of bringing their yoga mats to work, frontline staff learned how to…
Stagiaires in distress… how can we help?
Learning to work in health care is about more than becoming acquainted with vital signs or developing the ability to diagnose an illness. It’s…
Keeping in good form
A single CIUSSS West-Central Montreal committee responsible for the standardization of medical file forms has replaced individual committees at sites throughout the network, with…
25 years in the twinkle of an eye
Staff and clients of the MAB-Mackay’s Day Centre brought along their dancing shoes on June 12, kicking up their heels in celebration of the…
Spread the message—not the infection!
Achoo! When you sneeze into your elbow, you are taking care not to spread germs. It is a simple gesture to protect those around…
Know thyself, know thy patient: better understanding for better care
As we set clients on the road to healing, or guide them toward a new phase in their lives, it can be helpful to…
Open house opens minds
On that sun-drenched summer day, the garden was the first to extend a welcome—over here, a cluster of flowers; over there, someone holding a…
Seasoned awards
The Canadian Diabetes Association has presented its 2016 Diabetes Educator of the Year Award to Sondra Sherman, a JGH dietitian in the Division of…
Teams at JGH and Mount Sinai go all-out for palliative patient
Quick thinking and tight teamwork by dedicated staff at Mount Sinai Hospital and the Jewish General Hospital were crucial in granting a wish for…
Healthy competition
For the sixth summer running, an ongoing friendly rivalry heated up as staff from the Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre and Jewish Eldercare Centre…