Superman capes and hospital weddings: How five JGH employees made a difference
Hard times can bring out the best in people, and this year has been no exception. Meet a group of Jewish General Hospital staffers…
Staff recognition
They’re protecting others from COVID-19, one vaccine dose at a time
For several weeks, the last thing Pharmacist Wangqi Chen did before going to bed was check his iPhone. He wasn’t looking at his Facebook…
JGH Nurse donates stem cells to help save a stranger’s life
Donation to cancer patient praised as “heroic” One day in late December, Emélie Elkrief flew thousands of kilometres to give a life-saving gift to…
They switched careers to help fight the pandemic, and never looked back
Nearly all the orderlies who joined our CIUSSS during the coronavirus crisis remain on the job Dave Morin was a manager in a downtown…
Celebrities and CIUSSS managers unite for a year-end message: THANK YOU!
It’s not every day that celebrities join forces with directors from our CIUSSS to extend a message of thanks to staff. But then, this…
Gone but not forgotten: Colleagues honour a beloved orderly
After Ezra Jeffrey died of COVID-19, co-workers made sure his memory lived on Ezra Jeffrey was an orderly who gave to others before he…
A shot of happiness and solidarity
The 2020 edition of our CIUSSS’s staff photo contest commemorates a year like no other. For those who lived through it, the period will…
How our CIUSSS’s “SWAT team” helps protect vulnerable seniors from COVID-19
They’ve quick, they’re agile, and they move in swiftly to avert a crisis. No wonder they’re known as the COVID-19 SWAT team. Since the…
In Child Psychiatry, a helping hand for families during the pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Psycho-educator Rachelle Fagen noticed that some families in the Child Psychiatry Program of the Jewish General Hospital were struggling….
From panic to pride: How rehab workers got COVID-19 patients back on their feet
To focus on care’s “human side,” staff taped photos of their faces to their protective gowns When Nurse Suzanne Djomkam was told in April…
Celebrating our Superheroes
The message on the pins and t-shirts said it all: SUPERHEROES. At a festive giveaway in Carrefour Lea Polansky on July 2, CIUSSS West-Central…
Henry Mietkiewicz: The Wordsmith of the Jewish General Hospital
Senior editor and publisher at the Jewish General Hospital since 2004, Henry Mietkiewicz has overseen the publication of hundreds of articles. A magician with…
They’re tracking COVID for their co-workers, one phone call at a time
Many of the callers to the COVID-19 employee hotline are anxious. Some are crying. They have a sore throat, or a stuffy nose, or…
No home? No problem for the helping hands of the Connexion team
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, everyone was urged to stay home. But what about people who had no home? It was a dilemma confronting…
Meet the Vigi Squad: United for a tough mission, they ended up as heroes
When Jonathan Senatus received an urgent request to deploy to a long-term care centre, the Nurse Clinician from the Jewish General Hospital didn’t hesitate…
How two JGH nurses turned a musical dream into a social-media hit
With one voice, the Emergency Department strikes a chord of solidarity It began as an idea to sing in unison as a show of…
Fighting COVID by flushing it down the drain
JGH Laundry team delivers 9,100 kilos of clean items to patients and staff each day For anyone unnerved by the contagiousness of COVID-19, here’s…
On the job, healing and helping others
Every day in our network, staff is hard at work on the frontlines in the battle against the coronavirus. We celebrate the women and…
Zoom, masks and doorway prayers: Chaplains find creative ways to provide comfort during the pandemic
One day recently, the chaplain at the Jewish General Hospital recited a prayer for a dying COVID-19 patient on Zoom. As dozens of family…
Helping co-workers on the frontline face COVID safely
Until late March Daniel Rock’s job was adapting wheelchairs and other mobility aids at the Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre. Now the technician has shifted to…