Appointment of Bessy Bitzas – Nursing
Congratulations to Vasiliki (Bessy) Bitzas, who on February 25 became Associate Director of Nursing. With more than 20 years of management experience at the…
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The melodies of healing
During the COVID-19 pandemic, music therapists offer comfort through song Sam Minevich strummed the opening notes of a Johnny Cash tune and within moments,…
Combs, toothpaste and dignity: Care kits help elderly patients during their stay at JGH
When an 83-year-old woman was recently admitted to the Jewish General Hospital with a hip fracture, nurses called the woman’s daughter to discuss her…
Putting the focus on seniors and mental health
Geriatric Psychiatry Academic Day gives health professionals the opportunity to learn about mental health issues specific to older patients A conference devoted to mental…
Mobility is focus of AAPA’s 3rd annual Awareness Week
Keeping elderly patients moving while hospitalized is widely seen as beneficial for their recovery—a theme that will be central to the upcoming Awareness Week…
Screening rate for delirium surges at JGH
Regular assessments improve well-being of elderly hospitalized patients The rate of screening for delirium in hospitalized patients over the age of 75 has risen…
Is your family member contemplating a career in health care? Don’t miss out on Missive!
Unique summer internship program recruiting participants Does your team member wear a white lab coat? It may just be possible to trace the origin…
Celebrating the ‘heroes and warriors’ who help the elderly
It may not always be possible for a hospital to restore the health of an elderly patient, but neither should that patient suffer from…
Extraordinary nurses are celebrated at the Nursing AGA
Nurses from throughout CIUSSS West-Central Montreal gathered on April 25 at the Jewish General Hospital on the occasion of the Nursing Annual General Assembly,…
JGH Psychiatry Research Day shines a light on mental illness
Mental health took centre stage at the Jewish General Hospital’s 13th Annual Psychiatry Research Day on April 6, as healthcare and social service professionals…
Suicide prevention: It’s vital to learn the signs
How do you know if your patient, your resident or your client is in pain? Are they struggling to breath? Running a high fever?…