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MUHC care knows no borders
October 4th, 2016 Articles The scene was ripped right out of a parent’s worst nightmare. Imagine being thousands of miles away from home with a child in respiratory distress, with no access to the machine that helps them breathe. This was a reality for …
$75,000 - Celebration of Life
November 30th, 2015 Releases $75,000 – Celebration of Life : The 17th annual Celebration of Life dinner-dance took place on October 23, 2015. This year, the event celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Liver Transplant Program at the MUHC. Organized by …
MUHC goes the extra mile to make breastfeeding possible for all moms
October 7th, 2016 Articles At 37 weeks gestation, Chelsea Lichtenberger gave birth to her daughter Lola at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). But unlike most births, Chelsea’s was considered high-risk due to her Marfan syndrome—a hereditary …
A journey from MUHC clerk to Neurosurgeon
October 12th, 2016 Articles From unit clerk to fully trained neurosurgeon, Dr. Carlo Santaguida's journey at the MUHC started at only 17 years old. Today's he shares why he's still proud to be a member of the MUHC …
Why is communication between doctors and patients so appalling?
October 14th, 2016 Question : Why is communication between doctors and patients so appalling? We need to be able to make contact by email and / or phone. Receptionists/secretaries can deal with the phone/emails if needed. We just are wasting time …
When a patient is discharged from the hospital, what are the hospital's and the treating physician's responsibilities?
October 14th, 2016 Question: When a patient is discharged from the hospital, what are the hospital's and the treating physician's responsibilities to ensure continuity of care, appropriate home support or referral to a convalescent facility. Also, what …
My friend has a physical disability and the technicians did not want to transport his wheelchair. How he get home once he is discharged?
October 14th, 2016 Question: My friend has been admitted to the Royal-Victoria Hospital. He has a physical disability and uses a wheelchair. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital, and the technicians did not want to transport his wheelchair. I …
Fabulous despite the odds
January 13th, 2016 Articles It was a typical October day. Through the chill of a cold breeze, Miranda Edwards arrived at her yearly check-up thinking that she’d be out of there in a matter of minutes. With her big blue eyes, her bouncy curls and pink …
Patient-driven initiative aims to ‘comfort’ MUHC chemotherapy patients
February 4th, 2016 Releases Judy Martin vividly remembers the day she was told she had stage three breast cancer. “You need to fight with me,” her physician, Dr. Ari Meguerditchian, told her. “You’re never going to meet anyone who hates to lose more than …
A day in the life of Marlene Lemieux
April 28th, 2017 Articles In 2007, after three plus decades of working as a nutritionist at the Montreal Chest Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MCI-MUHC), Marlene Lemieux retired. But she knew she still had more to give to the Chest. So …