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The countdown is on for patient transfers!
January 16th, 2015 In December, the Adult Sites Patient Transfer Coordination Committee successfully carried out its first mock patient move in preparation for the upcoming transfer of the long-term - care patients from the Montreal Chest Institute (MCI) …
I am wondering why you have kept the old name of Royal Victoria. It was a good name for back then, but this is today, and it’s a new hospital.
January 16th, 2015 It may be a brand new complex, but when it opens its doors in the spring of 2015, the Glen site will already offer close to 350 years of combined, renowned experience in health care. With three of the MUHC founding hospitals moving to …
Does the MUHC operate on ingrown toenails?
January 16th, 2015 The MUHC is mandated to treat more specialized types of health problems, such as those that require hospitalization, complex surgery, or emergency care. For treatment of more routine medical cases, such as ingrown toenail, patients …
Are patients from the Shriners Children's Hospital seen at The Glen site?
January 16th, 2015 Shiners Hospital for Children®- Canada is a private health care facility that specializes in pediatric orthopaedics, burn care, spinal cord injury, as well as cleft lip and palate cases. Their new hospital is at the Glen site, adjacent …
Former actress shares thoughts on life, art and living with COPD
January 19th, 2015 Articles It’s exactly 3 o’clock when I arrive at the Montreal Chest Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) for my interview with Mrs. Marilyn Gardner. As I walk through the room, I introduce myself and wait for a voice …
Blame it on your brain: salt and hypertension
January 22nd, 2015 Releases Research An international research team led by scientists at McGill University has found that excessive salt intake “reprograms” the brain, interfering with a natural safety mechanism that normally prevents the body’s arterial …
MUHC completes first patient move for 2015
January 25th, 2015 News On Sunday, January 25, the McGill University Health Centre’s (MUHC) successfully moved the long-term care residents of the Montreal Chest Institute (MCI) to their new home at the Camille-Lefebvre Pavilion of the Lachine Hospital. …
Does juicing really work?
January 29th, 2015 It seems like juicing is on everyone’s lips these days. Celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow advocate for a five to ten day detoxifying juicing programs that claim to help you “lose a few pounds of holiday excess.” Many companies are even …
World-class research facilities: “From bench to bedside”
February 2nd, 2015 Releases Today, Mr. Normand Rinfret, Director General and CEO of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), and Dr. Vassilios Papadopoulos, Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Research Institute of the MUHC …
New MUHC Psychiatric ED and Short Stay Unit construction is on track
February 4th, 2015 What was previously the McGill University health Centre (MUHC) Admitting and Medical Records department at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) is now a completely unrecognizable construction site, as the space undergoes a significant …