Search
Thank you to the staff at the MGH Trauma Centre
July 18th, 2014 To the Trauma Centre staff at the Montreal General Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre. Nothing But Praise. On May 31st, a perfect spring Saturday, I found myself at the Trauma Centre of the Montreal General Hospital. From the …
Thank you to all those angels
July 17th, 2014 Alexandra Stephenson This letter was originally published in the Montreal Gazette on July 28, 2014. My 95-year old mother has been undergoing radiation for a tumour on her back at the oncology department at the Montreal General Hospital …
Why is the MUHC spending 4.3 million dollars on art at the new Glen site if they have to make budget cuts?
August 8th, 2014 The MUHC recently announced the eleven works of public art that have been chosen for the new Glen site. While the inclusion of these pieces fits well with our endeavor to create a healing environment for our patients and the community, it …
How does the MUHC plan to create a new image using that same people involved during the corruption period of the past? How did Johnathan Goldbloom get this $600,000 contract? Did it go to tender?
August 11th, 2014 The contract of Jonathan Goldbloom and Associates (JGA) was not to create a new image for the MUHC. The 2013-2015 contract states that the firm was to provide strategic advice to the Executive office and contribute to the institution’s …
New executive director of the Lachine Hospital Foundation
August 20th, 2014 The MUHC is pleased to announce the appointment of Monica McDougall as the new executive director of the Lachine Hospital Foundation. Monica brings with her more than 10 years of experience at the MUHC, including four years at the MUHC …
Recovering from addiction
July 9th, 2014 …
Temporary closure of Cedar Avenue - July 11 to 12
July 9th, 2014 A temporary closure of Cedar Avenue will begin on Friday, July 11 at 5 p.m. in order to install two new transformers at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH). A crane will be installed on Cedar Avenue, between the Livingston and Cedar …
A hot car could mean heatstroke
July 11th, 2014 It’s hard to imagine forgetting a child in the backseat of a car on a sunny, scorching 30 degree afternoon. But every year, there’s news of a child being left in a car, where the heat rose to dangerous, sweltering temperatures. Sadly, …
How is it that my partner was made to wait in the Emergency Department for over 8 hours before being seen by a physician, even with a note from her doctor?
July 11th, 2014 We understand how frustrating it can be to wait for a long time in the Emergency Department (ED). The ED is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and is one of the busiest departments in the hospital, seeing close to 500 people every day …
What will happen to the old MUHC buildings once the hospitals move?
June 5th, 2014 With our move to the Glen site, the MUHC Board of Directors has indicated that buildings at the Montreal Children's Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montreal Chest Institute will be “surplus immovable property”. In 2013, in an …