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...
Initiative directs some ED patients to physiotherapists, cutting wait times When Erika Villatoro Zamora turned to the JGH Emergency Department with severe shoulder pain recently, she expected a lengthy wait. After all, overloaded emergency rooms have been a fact of...
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...
When David Shashoua met people on the street or at the office this past summer, they often glanced at his wrist and looked puzzled: Why was he wearing a JGH hospital bracelet, even though he was nowhere near the hospital? “I explained that I was under the hospital’s...
Congratulations to Gary Stoopler, who has been named Associate Executive Director of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal. In his new role, Mr. Stoopler will oversee the crucial areas of IT, Logistics and Technical Services, as well as matters involving Quality,...
Congratulations to Dr. Paul Warshawsky on his appointment as our CIUSSS’s Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO). Dr. Warshawsky will ensure that physicians and clinicians throughout the CIUSSS are informed about and participate in the strategic planning...
At a ceremony on October 26, our innovative Hospital@Home program was awarded a prestigious Prix Hippocrate, which recognizes excellence in patient care that is provided by a team of interdisciplinary healthcare professionals. This award confirms the...