Celebrating a career devoted to seniors, research and lifelong learning
Cindy Starnino discovered her professional passion at the tender age of 20. Fresh out of CEGEP, she was hired for a position in social…
Francine Dupuis
Lucie Tremblay to pursue spirit of collaboration as new Associate CEO: “If you want to go far, go together”
Takes over this fall from Francine Dupuis, a “role model” and “inspiration” Lucie Tremblay still vividly recalls the scene at Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric…
Francine Dupuis honoured at the National Assembly
There was a heartwarming moment at the National Assembly as Kathleen Weil, the MNA for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, paid tribute to Francine Dupuis, our CIUSSS’s Associate CEO, who will…
Purchase of new property allows CIUSSS to expand rehabilitation services
For the first time since CIUSSS West-Central Montreal came into existence in 2015, our network has purchased a new property. Located next to Catherine…
On the move to better serve asylum seekers
The atmosphere was festive and upbeat at the inauguration of the PRAIDA’s new offices on March 22. For employees, it was an opportunity to…
Giving back to honour a beloved daughter’s memory
Yasaman Salehi was an occupational therapist whose kind and generous heart touched many lives. Whether it was helping a schoolmate with an assignment or…
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…
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…
CIUSSS’s preventive health programs praised in public health accreditation
In the first-ever accreditation of public health services in CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, staff have earned strong praise for making public health—and preventive measures, in…
CIUSSS West-Central Montreal embraces its role as a learning organization
Senior management has a vision for building a culture of excellence through its commitment to change, teaching, and continuous learning The CIUSSS West-Central Montreal…
To improve care, senior managers get up-close and personal with patients and staff
Regular tours of CIUSSS sites provide insights into facilities’ day-to-day activities Early one morning not long ago, several senior managers of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal…
Near-perfect score for CIUSSS in Lean certification
World’s first Lean designation for a healthcare network by Leading Edge Group Three directorates and a specialized team of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal have received…
“The healthcare game is wide open”
Health care today is going through a very rapid transformation, racing toward ever-greater precision. Take the DNA sequencer, for example—by all appearances a nondescript countertop…
Writing the next chapter, together
Stroke teams unite to provide seamless care This article is the first in a series following the launch of the Neuroscience IPU. Staff who…
Telehealth: The future of health care is already here
Even the best solutions can have unexpected consequences. Consider health care, where for centuries, the main objective was to overcome illness so that people…
A journey in resilience: Helping refugees as they cope with trauma
The paths that refugees follow can often be arduous, so our CIUSSS is exploring paths within health care that will help ease them along…
Let’s celebrate the success stories of Human Resources, Communications, Legal Affairs and Global Security
This directorate (DRHCAJ) includes Human Resources, Communications, Legal Affairs and Global Security. The department has many mandates, with the teams working very hard to…
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…
Extending a helping hand to those who need it most
When we commit to protecting the well-being of society’s most fragile individuals, it’s natural for us to think first about the elderly residents in…
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…