New VR lending library immerses staff in realistic scenarios to boost learning At the JGH recently, four nurses were thrust into a pulse-racing emergency in an operating room: A patient in cardiac arrest needed urgent resuscitation. “Attach the paddles!” the doctor...
Service is vital lifeline for vulnerable population in western downtown Billy was living on the streets, getting by day-by-day with a serious drug habit. His future seemed to offer little promise—until a door opened, and he stepped through it. Billy was already a...
Staff from CLSC de Parc-Extension plant seeds of food and friendship among new Canadians Dietician Veronik Connan (centre), who oversees the Little Shoots, Big Roots project, tends to the community garden with participants Tanni Begum (left) and Humaira Gul. Amid...
Varsha Bhatt took a leisurely walk in the park near the Jewish General Hospital recently. She walked away with healthcare advice and a vaccine against tetanus. Varsha Bhatt receives a vaccination from Nurse Clinician Marie-Thérèse Nganchou at a clinic run by CIUSSS...
Congratulations to our team at Ma Grossesse, a provincial program that supports women during pregnancy. Since the service began in 2022, nearly 2,000 women have received personalized attention from our staff in CIUSSS West-Central Montreal. Once a woman registers at...
Maria crossed the border into Canada afraid, exhausted—and pregnant. She’d been travelling for months from her native Colombia and had never received any medical care for herself or her unborn child. “I’ve been worried about it,” the 27-year-old said. Her fears were...
Marie-Christine Gras praised for project that treats those on waiting lists while expanding role of nurses Marie-Christine Gras had a vision that was based on a simple idea: With so many people on a waiting list for a family doctor, why not offer them the opportunity...