Staff newsletter | CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
PRAIDA (the Regional Program for the Settlement and Integration of Asylum Seekers) has attracted international attention! The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) directed a…
Xiomara Rubio retires as PRAIDA’s longest-serving current employee Xiomara Rubio arrived in Canada with a single suitcase and $200 in her pocket. Like many…
Staff collects letters for Santa from kids and teens in need Teams of elves from our CIUSSS have been deployed on a merry mission…
The move was uneventful, and yet, very meaningful. So say members of the PRAIDA team, who this summer brought hundreds of asylum seekers from their temporary…
Oleksandr and Svitlana have left Ukraine, but Ukraine has not left them. Though they’re safe now in Canada, the couple from Kyiv is consumed…
Congratulations to Alexis Jobin-Théberge, Partnership Senior Advisor for the PRAIDA team, who attended the Symposium international sur la mobilité humaine in Dakar, Senegal, on December 19. Mr….
The atmosphere was festive and upbeat at the inauguration of the PRAIDA’s new offices on March 22. For employees, it was an opportunity to…
Small team, big impact: PRAIDA nurses offer care and support to asylum seekers When asylum seekers arrive in Montreal, some of the first healthcare…
CIUSSS serves up meals and appreciation for the holidays Holiday cheer spread throughout our CIUSSS this season, with food and fun in a festive…
Health and social service disasters don’t discriminate, they can strike at any time—and in any place. That’s why our CIUSSS has two emergency teams…
No sooner did the wintry weather arrive this year, than Human Resources delivered warm infectious cheer! To celebrate the season this December, staff throughout…
PRAIDA refugees share their stories They fled their countries alone, but entered ours with a guiding hand. Three refugees who benefitted from help offered…
The dramatic upsurge in asylum applications in Quebec—with nearly 25,000 applications processed in the course of 2017 alone—required a highly efficient and coordinated reception…
This directorate (DRHCAJ) includes Human Resources, Communications, Legal Affairs and Global Security. The department has many mandates, with the teams working very hard to…
The Frontline Integrated Services Directorate coordinates the activities of medical clinics, family medicine groups, CLSCs and other health promotion centres. The team also oversees…
When we commit to protecting the well-being of society’s most fragile individuals, it’s natural for us to think first about the elderly residents in…