Congratulations to Giovanna Cocco, the new Associate Executive Director of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal. With more than 27 years of leadership experience in Quebec’s health and social services network, Ms. Cocco is recognized for her strong clinical and administrative...
Relieves pressure from Emergency Department during busy flu season Sheila Cannon, a 68-year-old patient with diabetes, was admitted to the JGH Emergency Department in early December suffering from high blood sugar. After being treated overnight, she was pleased when a...
Congratulations to the Mental Health team of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal! As we mark Mental Health Week from May 5 to 11, the team is celebrating its success in improving patients’ access to the care they need. In under one year, the number of people on waiting lists...
Getting a complete, unified picture of a patient's care trajectory can sometimes be a real headache. But now, these challenges are fast disappearing for Dr. Roland Grad, a family physician in the Goldman Herzl Family Practice Centre at the JGH. The key to this major...
By Richard Dagenais, SAPA Communications Specialist They say home is where the heart is and thanks to truly exceptional care, 60-year-old Lisa Bercovitch has learned she is surrounded by love. Small in stature but physically strong, Ms. Bercovitch arrived at...
Congratulations to Jade Jost, a recent addition to our CIUSSS's Virtual Care transformation team as an Administrative Processes Specialist in the Command Centre, for winning one of the 2024 Robert Wood Johnson awards. The Canadian College of Health Leaders and Johnson...
Congratulations to Irina Blumer on her new role as our CIUSSS’s Associate Director of General Services and Access to Primary Care in Frontline Integrated Services. Ms. Blumer will be responsible for the frontline teams in Info-Santé, InfoSocial, the on-call...
Nurses play leading role in success of cutting-edge Virtual Care program Nurse Marianne Villamor assesses her patients with meticulous care: She checks their vital signs, asks how they slept, and takes a look at their incision if they’ve had surgery. It’s a routine...
Address by Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg marks launch of CIUSSS’s official commitment to Care Everywhere The digital transformation now being undertaken by some of the world’s leading healthcare institutions, including CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, will result in nothing...
Trend-setting Command Centre in Emergency Department described as “work of art” Health and Social Services Minister Christian Dubé visited the Jewish General Hospital for a first-hand look at the Command Centre and other digital innovations at CIUSSS West-Central...