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MUHC responds to FIQ union claims
April 14th, 2016 Releases The MUHC wishes to refute the claims of the Syndicat des professionnelles en soins infirmiers et cardiorespiratoires du CUSM (SPSICR-CUSM) of improvisation in budget cuts that “don’t take into account the impact on care.” Since …
Showing love and sharing life
April 15th, 2016 Articles On National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week – April 18 to April 25 – a young man and his sister look back on the operation that changed their lives. “It’s nothing short of a miracle,” says 29-year-old Daniel Paradis as he …
Face to face with... Helina Asumadu, patient attendant (PAB) in the Internal Medicine Department of the Royal Victoria Hospital of the MUHC
April 18th, 2016 Articles I tell jokes, dance and sing for patients; I want to bring a smile to their faces. I never forget that the patient is somebody’s mommy, somebody’s daddy, somebody’s son, somebody’s daughter. Why did you decide to become a PAB? …
A story of a friendship that goes way beyond skin deep
April 18th, 2016 Articles Stephen Evans and Andy Bowers have been friends for about 15 years but on March 13, 2014 their friendship reached a new level in the transplantation unit of the Royal Victoria Hospital at the McGill University Health Centre. Two …
Increasing cases of anaphylaxis among children
April 21st, 2016 Releases Anaphylaxis, known to be a sudden and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, seems to be increasing among children, according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre …
Special dental care for kids with special needs
October 4th, 2016 Articles Dr. Harry Rajchgot is a dentist working in the busiest pediatric dental facility in Canada, the clinic of the Department of Dentistry at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MCH-MUHC). A …
A Brilliant Night 2016
October 4th, 2016 Releases An evening filled with personal stories from those whose lives have been affected by brain cancer will once again contribute to the fight against the disease. A Brilliant Night will take place on Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m., and will …
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 …
$60,000 – Borden, Ladner, Gervais (BLG)
November 30th, 2015 Releases National law firm, Borden, Ladner, Gervais (BLG), has committed to donating $500,000 over a span of 10 years to The Best Care for Life Campaign through the MUHC Foundation. On November 5, Yves Dubois and John Murphy, both …