Taming the virus: How our infection-control team helped keep COVID-19 at bay
Adila Zahir remembers the night of March 4, 2020, like it was yesterday: At 11:15 p.m., the Jewish General Hospital admitted its first COVID-19…
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Veteran JGH nurse earns a top prize—and retirement
After three decades in cancer care at the Jewish General Hospital, Chantal Cloutier is celebrating her retirement on a high note: The pioneering nurse…
Taking the environment to heart, one pacemaker at a time
When it comes to helping the environment, the staff in Cardiology at the Jewish General Hospital take the task to heart: They’ve begun recycling…
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…
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…
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…
Looking for challenges that take you off the beaten path?
An open letter from Lucie Tremblay, Director of Nursing at CIUSSS West-Central Montreal The merger of several establishments into the Integrated University Health and…
K10: Putting the “Unit” in “Unity”
The stakes are high on K10, but luckily, so is team spirit. This highly specialized neuroscience unit at the Jewish General Hospital cares for…
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…
Celebrating Excellence in Nursing
Nurses from across our CIUSSS gathered for the Nursing Annual General Meeting on May 15 in the Jewish General Hospital’s (JGH) Block Amphitheatre. Those…
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…
Patient care begins with self-care
It all begins with recognizing the early signs of when you’re feeling down. “I ask myself a series of questions—Did I eat properly today?…
Let’s celebrate the successes of the Nursing team
Read the complete text of the successes of the Nursing team.* The Alice Girard Award from the ORIIM/L Congratulations to Valerie Frunchak, Clinical Administrative…
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,…
A first in Quebec: Doctor-to-nurse education to improve patient care
The evolution of the professional relationship between doctors and nurses is surging ahead in CIUSSS West-Central Montreal in an initiative—the first of its kind…
The CIUSSS wants “U”!
Academic retreat investigates how to strengthen ‘U’ in CIUSSS When a retreat is hosted by the Academic Affairs directorate, is it any wonder that…
Travelling fair promotes partnerships
Quality Safety Week makes the rounds of CIUSSS sites The annual Safety Week grew into an ambitious month-long event as the Quality team and…
A nod to valuable projects that may “fly under the radar”
When we take pride in the successes of our healthcare network, we often tend to focus—for entirely understandable reasons—on the programs and services that…