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Progress at the Glen site: a question of equipment too
April 25th, 2013 Since the launch of the construction phase at the Glen site, our teams have put a lot of effort into the identification and purchase of equipment specific to the activities of a university health centre. The McGill University Health …
Trading scrubs for hard hats
October 24th, 2013 In August, almost a dozen MCH Emergency Department (ED) staff members visited the Glen to get a better idea of their new space. The inter-professional team was made up of clerks, nurses, and physicians. “It was important for us to …
The “Be Line Wise” Campaign saves lives
October 28th, 2013 With the move to the Glen site fast approaching, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is busy harmonizing practices across the network. For the past five years, the MUHC Prevention and Infection Control service’s priority has been …
Multidisciplinary team unites in the battle against cancer pain
May 22nd, 2013 From left to right: Maureen Comisso, Sara Olivier, nurse clinician, and Dr. Jordi Perez Maureen Comisso has had breast cancer twice. Following the second diagnosis she opted for a double mastectomy in 2006. Then last December, a cancer …
Skin-to-skin care now in place at the MUHC
May 22nd, 2013 The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has been working diligently over the past two years to put into place best practice recommendations given by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF. This includes placing the newborn in skin to …
Meet Christelle Khadra
May 22nd, 2013 At the Montreal Chest Institute in the Day Hospital (DH) and Emergency Department (ED) Christelle Khadra has been caring for patients with respiratory problems since last September, when she joined the team soon after obtaining her Masters …
Nora Livingston
May 23rd, 2013 Nora Gertrude Elizabeth Livingston (1848-1927) arrived to The Montreal General Hospital (MGH) in 1890. She had been hired for one specific mandate: to establish a reputable School of Nursing—a daunting task that the MGH Board had tried to …
Want to know more about the Research Institute at the Glen site?
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MUHC asked to participate in prestigious conference
June 7th, 2013 For the second year in a row, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has been invited to perform a live Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) for thousands of spectators from around the world. The conference is being organized …
Shaken Baby Syndrome kills
June 14th, 2013 Levi is one day old. His hair is blondish red and he is sleeping on his mother’s chest, skin to skin. Mom and dad, Suzy and Andy DiBiaso, are visibly euphoric about the arrival of their third son. They will leave the Royal Victoria …