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From the darkness to being okay
June 10th, 2016 Articles As I walked into Julia Bene’s third-floor Montreal apartment, the sun-filled kitchen caught my eye. A glass of water was waiting for me at the table and paintings leaned against the wall on the floor just behind the chair where …
MUHC staff roll up their sleeves to donate blood
June 12th, 2016 Articles Last April 20, Héma-Québec’s Mobile Donation Blood Unit, Globule, parked outside the Montreal General Hospital of the McGIll University Health Centre (MGH-MUHC) to welcome hospital staff ready to give blood. Organizers expected …
Desjardins’ donation leads to development of unique centre to prepare research trainees
June 13th, 2016 Releases The McGill University Health Centre Foundation (MUHC) celebrated the $510,000 donation that Desjardins is making to the advancement of professional training for health researchers in Quebec. In acknowledgement of this exceptional …
Why hesitate? A 10-second exam can save your life!
June 14th, 2016 Dr. Peter Chan wishes all men overcame their reluctance to undergo a prostate examination. Dr. Peter Chan, an urologist at the McGill University health Centre (MUHC), does not sugar coat his message that men must take better charge of …
An ambitious program developed at the MUHC delivers impressive results
June 15th, 2016 Articles Material incident-accident management system praised by Health Canada Every day healthcare workers use hundreds of different medical products and devices, from simple examination gloves, bandages and syringes to infusion pumps, …
New Laval clinic aims to expand reach of MUHC DOvEE project
June 16th, 2016 Releases The DOvEE project (Diagnosing Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer Early) of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has opened a satellite clinic at Place des aînés de Laval. The new clinic, the first outside the Montreal area, will …
TAU-INESSS partnership for better use of resources
July 6th, 2016 Articles Two reports published by the Health Technology Assessment Unit (TAU) of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) will serve as a basis for a field evaluation of pacemakers used in cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) for …
Under the radar: Engineering work at the MUHC
June 22nd, 2016 Behind a hospital's walls you'll find an arsenal of machines that are indispensable to the smooth running of all of its activities: cooling machinery, generators, air treatment units and more. Taking proper care of this equipment is …
Face to face with...
June 23rd, 2016 Articles Sébastien Houle, licensed practical nurse, Ambulatory Services, Lachine Hospital. It feels like our hospital has its own soul: everyone knows everyone else; everyone is heading in the same direction. I can't wait to see the whole …
A changing tide at the Lachine Hospital
June 27th, 2016 Articles After a series of changes, the work environment in the operating room at the Lachine Hospital has, once again, become pleasant and rewarding. From left to right, front row: Benoit Caron, nurse; Françoise Phaneuf, patient …