Palliative Care

The “angel of kindness” who makes final wishes come true

Under the Magic Moments program for palliative patients at Mount Sinai Hospital, Carol Steadman puts into practice the hospital’s philosophy of providing “not just…

Appreciation Awards were given out at the Nursing Annual General Assembly on May 15. From left: Johanne Grondin, Adjointe à la DSI-Pratiques professionnelles en 1e ligne, DI-TSA et IPS; Lucie Tremblay, CIUSSS West-Central Montreal Director of Nursing; Krishne Kandiah, Auxiliary Nurse at Catherine Booth Hospital, Jenny Lepanto, Clinical Nurse and assistante du supérieur immédiat at CLSC Park Extension; Yves Carbonneau; Auxiliaire aux services de santé et sociaux (ASSS) at CLSC Benny Farm; Nadia Legault, Auxiliary Nurse at GMF Village Santé (CLSC Park Extension); Alan Maislin, President of the Board of Directors of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal; Vasthie Cadet, Nurse at the Jewish General Hospital; Yannick Latreille, Clinical Nurse at the Jewish General Hospital; Catherine Di Ioia, Nurse at the Jewish General Hospital; Mark Ortizo, Clinical Nurse in Home Care (Plaza Côte-des-Neiges); Diana Dima, conseillère cadre (interim) at the Jewish General Hospital. Missing from photo: Enrique Reyes, Orderly at the Jewish General Hospital

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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…

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Palliative Care volunteers give the gift of gift-giving at the JGH

“Aren’t these beautiful?” Jeannette Singerman quietly asks, holding out a box filled with handcrafted, rose-shaped soaps. “They sure are,” replies Leah Pasechnick, an elderly…