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Creative MUHC health professionals win big at Hacking Health Challenge
December 12th, 2014 Imagine dreaming up a practical solution to a common healthcare problem, such as a game that eases anxiety in kids as they go through an MRI exam or a guided self-help app for patients with depression. Now imagine being in a room full …
Is the cafeteria open during the night at the Glen? If not, is there a way to find food in the hospital in the middle of the night?
December 16th, 2014 The cafeteria at the Glen site is open from 7:00-19:00, Monday to Friday. On weekends or statutory holidays, it is open from 9:00-14:00 and 16:00-19:00. There are, however, several businesses occupying retail space throughout the …
Dr. Norbert Gilmore, pioneer in the fight against AIDS in Canada and a champion for human rights, retires
December 19th, 2014 Dr. Norbert Gilmore, a highly esteemed McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) senior physician, researcher at the Research Institute of the MUHC and McGill University emeritus professor will retire later this month. For the past 30 …
Flu Tips
November 12th, 2015 Many children and adults who go to Montreal emergency rooms during the peak of winter complain of mild flu symptoms, gastroenteritis and fever. The increased number of people seeking help not only furthers the spread of these highly …
The first baby born in 2015 at the MUHC is a girl!
January 1st, 2015 News MONTREAL, 1 January 2015 – New Year's good news has arrived at the McGill University Health Centre in the form a baby girl weighing 3,130 kg, born 18 seconds after midnight on January 1, 2015 a the Royal Victoria Hospital. Her name …
At the Glen site, how many meals are served annually?
January 5th, 2015 According to our estimations, we prepared approximately 1 108 000 meals at the MUHC Glen site in 2015. « Back to Questions …
Single REB review for Multi-centre research under the new MSSS Multi-Centre Research Ethics Review Mechanism
December 18th, 2014 The Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) announced significant changes to the MSSS Multi-Centre Research Ethics Review Mechanism (2014 Mechanism). Under the 2014 Mechanism, as of February 1, 2015, a study to be …
Journey to a smoke-free life with help from MUHC IMPACT program
January 18th, 2015 Giovanni Giammario It’s hard to quit smoking, especially when you’ve been a smoker all your life, or almost. Sometimes, consciously thinking about it helps to break the addiction. And with the appropriate resources, such as the ones …
Patient tattoos doctors’ and hospital initials on his arm
January 15th, 2015 In spring 2009, Normand Dubé was diagnosed with an advanced case of esophageal cancer. But he still managed to stay upbeat during his treatment. How? Optimism, humour and gratitude. Normand Dubé shows off his tattoo with the name of …
Patient tattoos doctors’ and hospital initials on his arm
January 15th, 2015 Normand Dubé shows off his tattoo with the name of his wife, Sylvie, the initials of his doctors, Lorenzo Ferri and Thierry Alcindor, as well as the initials of the Montreal General Hospital. In spring 2009, Normand Dubé was diagnosed …