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Relaxation booths offer a place to pause and recharge
Imagine a place at work where you can retreat, close your eyes, and put up your feet without being disturbed during a break. With…
An outpouring of thanks to our colleagues
How many ways are there to say you appreciate a colleague? Hundreds of them, it seems. Moving testimonials from co-workers during Gratitude Week in…
How a mystery gift bloomed into a memorable gesture of gratitude
Handmade keepsake becomes symbol of appreciation during our CIUSSS’s Gratitude Week Expressions of gratitude to our staff come in many forms. For Sonia Boccardi,…
For children with disabilities, toys that look like them
A few years ago, Anna Maria Civitella came to a realization: Children with disabilities didn’t often see themselves reflected in the toys they played…
Wearing smart glasses, staff become the eyes of their colleagues
Digital technology connects co-workers to help deliver care to seniors Jannette Bront Ferguson enters the room of a resident at Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare…
A guide through cancer’s journey in the palm of your hand
When Nikita Boston-Fisher was supporting her husband through his cancer treatments at the Jewish General Hospital, she used to haul around a thick folder…
From the Jewish General to City Hall
How nursing prepared Gracia Kasoki Katahwa to be Mayor When Gracia Kasoki Katahwa worked at the Jewish General Hospital, her direct superior made a…
Food for thought! CIUSSS nutritionists pour expertise into two new books
Do you know kids who are finicky eaters? Or a cancer patient who’s looking to cook up healthy meals? In separate projects, two clinical…
The behind-the-scene stars of the COVID-19 campaign
Away from the limelight, JGH lab technologists work 24/7 to process COVID-19 tests During the recent holiday season, when most people were relaxing or…
CIUSSS-wide digital system speeds delivery of medication while boosting safety
CIUSSS leads Quebec in having medication prescribed and documents administered electronically Prescriptions are being filled and medication is being administered with unprecedented speed and…
Delivering a brighter future for vulnerable mothers and babies
La Maison Bleue, working with our CIUSSS, awarded for ground-breaking work Dr. Vania Jimenez and the team at La Maison Bleue have been showered…
A season for celebration in long-term care
Staff at long-term care centres in CIUSSS West-Central Montreal made an extra-special effort to bring cheer and a festive spirit to residents this holiday…
CIUSSS team honoured for program that gets heart patients moving
Program promoting early patient mobilization recognized by Quebec Order of Nurses A team from CIUSSS West-Central Montreal has won a prize from the Quebec…
When a toothbrush can make a patient cry with joy
Care kits boost morale and combat deconditioning among hospitalized patients Sometimes, good things come in small packages. Just ask Janice Kernohan, an orderly in…
Men in management get hairy for women’s health
With support from JGH doctors, The Moustaches grow facial hair to raise funds for ovarian cancer Every year during the month of November, men…
It’s a daycare! Introducing Les frimousses du CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest
The news is as exciting as a birth announcement: After years of anticipation, a new daycare centre has arrived on the grounds of the…
How a Jewish General nurse inspired a Montreal mystery writer
Maggie Quinsey is real-life model for “nurse turned sleuth” in A Stab at Life Note: Author Richard King died of cancer on January 2….
Speaking the language of better care
Nurse Clinician Tiffany Qiu entered a patient’s cubicle recently and found him anxious. He was receiving medication through an intravenous pump and was nervous…
A 30-year career devoted to bettering the lives of seniors
Barbra Gold retires after overseeing transformations in long-term care Whenever Barbra Gold headed down a hallway at Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre, people would…