Vaccine victory: How staff vaccination rates reached new heights
There’s good news on the vaccination front in our CIUSSS: Three-quarters of staff in long-term care homes have now received the COVID-19 vaccine, one…
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One message, 30 languages, an army of CIUSSS volunteers
Multilingual staff deliver vaccination information in Creole, Farsi, Russian and more. Our CIUSSS is relying on a hidden weapon in the campaign to get…
JGH physician honoured for media interviews about COVID-19
After being featured in more than 400 media interviews about COVID-19 over the past year, Dr. Matthew Oughton, a JGH specialist in infectious diseases,…
A shot of optimism: What it feels like to give the COVID-19 vaccine
When some people show up for their COVID-19 vaccines, they break down and cry. Some say it represents their chance to hug their grandchildren…
Third year in a row! CIUSSS West-Central Montreal among Montreal’s top employers
For the third year in a row, CIUSSS West-Central Montreal has been named one of Montreal’s Top Employers, a reflection of its efforts at…
Healthcare workers to become “ambassadors” in COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Chance for all CIUSSS staff to start receiving vaccine by late March Nurse Hossein Mansouri moved into a hotel during the first wave of…
How the Father Dowd home saved Christmas
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, a long-term care centre ensures residents enjoy the spirit of the holidays There will be no children visiting the Father Dowd…
JGH Dental Clinic to be named in honour of Dr. Mervyn Gornitsky
Major recognition for former Chief who was Montreal’s first oral surgeon If you’ve received a dental implant in Montreal sometime in the past 35…
Socializing with colleagues and keeping it safe
A CIUSSS expert shares tips on ways to mingle without spreading the coronavirus. The arrival of cold weather means we’re taking most of our…
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…
Staring down COVID-19, one x-ray at a time
There were days at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when Joanne Schutter finished her shift at the Jewish General Hospital and her light…
Pandemic pledge at Public Information Meeting: “Bodies apart, hearts together”
The ability of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal to prevail against COVID-19 will eventually be possible, thanks to “our professionalism, our leadership and our focus on…
TV’s gripping, inside look at the JGH’s frontline battle against COVID-19
It’s something most of us could only imagine: Healthcare workers at the Jewish General Hospital stretched to their limits, yet fighting with determination to…
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….
Mural celebrates emotional ties between patients and staff during pandemic
A towering mural in vibrant colours has been inaugurated at the JGH to honour Montreal’s front-line healthcare workers and thank them for putting their…
Scarves, photos and memorials: Mourning rituals help people heal from the trauma of COVID-19
To remember those lost to COVID-19, residents in one Montreal district knitted colourful scarves and embroidered them with the names of their loved ones:…
Want to make a difference during a second wave of COVID-19? Here’s your chance
Our CIUSSS needs members for its COVID-19 Testing Clinic team. Assistant Head Nurse Camille Labrie answers questions about job opportunities—and why you may want…
How COVID-19 yanked telehealth out of the future and into our daily lives
After COVID-19, screens and phones will remain vital to care, experts predict Imagine… using a computer and webcam to remotely diagnose a serious medical…
Keeping stomachs full and spirits strong during COVID-19
Throughout the upheavals of the COVID-19 health crisis, staff at the Jewish General Hospital have been able to count on one reliable source of…
JGH food court dishes out meals and good humour, along with social distancing
Visitors will notice some changes at the Jewish General Hospital’s food court these days. But the basic ingredients of the cafeteria’s popularity remain unchanged….