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A Christmas to remember
December 23rd, 2011 On Christmas Day 2010, the Aunos family didn’t spend time unwrapping presents or eating a golden brown turkey, they spent the day in the emergency room at The Montreal Children’s Hospital. Four-month old Thomas had a high fever. …
My Tool Box: ―a treasure chest of benefits for chronic disease self-management
January 20th, 2012 Life for patients suffering from chronic disease, such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes and heart disease, can be a daily challenge. But thanks to the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) My Tool Box program, self-management of symptoms …
Form Follows Function
January 20th, 2012 “Form follows function” is an old adage in architecture. The theory is that in any given project, the design should ultimately fit the purpose—a vital concept in the design of an Emergency Department (ED), where patient flow …
The Pain Management Program
November 3rd, 2013 Chronic pain affects approximately one third of the population, at great cost to the individual patient and to society. With the ageing population and improved survival rates for conditions such as cancer, these figures will probably …
Stephen Masciotra: Trauma Patient
June 28th, 2014 A serious car accident left 18-year-old Stephen Masciotra in a coma that his family and medical professionals weren’t sure he would awaken from. Six weeks later, he did wake up, though he had lost much of his memory, as well as his …
Spinning for a Cause
October 4th, 2011 DJs spun their hearts out at the second annual Music for the Massive event, which raised more than $870 for the Montreal Chest Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. The fundraiser was held on Aug. 20 at Club Lambi, and …
Doctors and Nurses Dance Night
October 5th, 2011 A recent fundraising event for The Best Care for Life Campaign gave some Montreal club employees the chance to be a doctor or a nurse for just one night. Chris Garde, a security guard at the Royal Victoria Hospital, organized the event …
Panday Tinig Choir Sings Their Love in Support of the MUHC
October 5th, 2011 More than 400 people turned out to hear Love in Any Language , a benefit concert put on by the Panday Tinig Choral Ensemble in support of the McGill University Health Centre’s Best Care for Life Campaign. Montreal’s Filipino community …
Cutting-Edge Design makes for Cutting Edge Emergency Departments at the Glen
October 19th, 2011 As the only hospital in Quebec and one of only two in Canada to use a linear design for its Emergency Departments (ED), the pediatric and adult EDs at the Glen Campus will be as cutting-edge as they come. A linear or accordion design …
Tackling the rising costs of health care
February 19th, 2010 Faced with the continual tide of new technology, our universal health care system must constantly deal with surging costs. At the same time, hospitals have to operate on fixed budgets. So how can we benefit from the best technologies …