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Stay connected with a patient during the COVID-19 pandemic
May 2nd, 2020 News Articles Patient and Family Communication Assistance Service In order to assist hospitalized patients who do not have access to a personal electronic device or are unable to use their electronic device , the MUHC has launched a …
Stepping out of their comfort zone and onto an entirely new Covid unit
May 7th, 2020 Articles Within the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), staff have been redeployed to meet the demands of COVID-19. Over the last few weeks, Dr. Kevin Schwartzman, director of the Division of Respiratory Medicine at the MUHC, and his …
Instructions for wearing a mask inside the MUHC
May 10th, 2020 News As of May 12, all patients, helpers and caregivers will be required to wear a mask or face covering upon arrival at the hospital triage station. A mask will be given to those who are not wearing one. However, a helper, attendant or …
Mrs. Benoit celebrates her 92nd birthday at the MUHC
May 13th, 2020 Articles News Pierrette Benoit celebrated her 92nd birthday while recovering in hospital from COVID-19. The staff on C8 at the Royal Victoria Hospital of the MUHC ensured her day was special by presenting her with a cake and singing her …
THANK YOU: National Nursing Week 2020
May 13th, 2020 Articles News A heartfelt thank you from Chantal Souligny, director of nursing at the McGill University Health Centre, In honour of National Nursing Week …
Monday, May 18, is a holiday at the McGill University Health Centre
May 15th, 2020 News Monday, May 18, is a holiday at the McGill University Health Centre Our offices, clinics and test centres will be closed. Regular opening hours will resume on the following day. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. In the …
Notice of Public Meeting of the Board of Directors of the MUHC
May 15th, 2020 News Friday, May 22, 2020 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. In light of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the meeting will be held by Zoom. Please register at your convenience: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l7_L2IjGRdKKhpquuYebag You will receive an …
To patients, helpers and caregivers: Instructions for wearing a mask inside the MUHC
May 19th, 2020 News As of May 12, all patients, helpers and caregivers will be required to wear a mask or face covering upon arrival at the hospital triage station. A mask will be given to those who are not wearing one. However, a helper, attendant or …
On the Year of the Nurse, the MUHC celebrates the 200th anniversary of a visionary
May 20th, 2020 Articles Florence Nightingale paved the way for nurses with ingenuity, work and heroism during crisis. It is common knowledge that the image of a lamp has come to symbolize nursing’s ethos to caring with compassion during times of adversity …
CHAMPIONS in Occupational Therapy
May 21st, 2020 Articles News Jaclyn Stevenson, occupational therapist When you speak from the heart, you use the language of CHAMPIONS. Jaclyn Stevenson, an occupational therapist, faced a language barrier with a patient on the COVID unit and …