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Quebec celebrates Social Workers March 24 to 30
March 21st, 2013 When Suzanne Raymond’s father was diagnosed with advanced Alzheimer’s and cancer, her entire family was in shock. McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) social worker Tania Teolis became invaluable in helping them cope, understand and …
Working together to build a new ER at the Lachine Hospital
March 22nd, 2013 People are incredibly adaptable creatures. We make the best of things. We demonstrate this trait time and again and whether we’re outside in nature or at work—our creativity is always flowing. This is especially true in hospitals where …
Interior Design at the Glen: where beauty meets function
March 22nd, 2013 Cancer Centre Inpatient room, MCH Hallway, Research Institute of the MUHC Even hospitals can be beautiful places. Gone are the mustard yellows and dreary greens. Hospital design today favours natural light, soothing colours and …
Teaching, Learning and Collaborating at the Glen
March 26th, 2013 News As an academic health institution one of the missions of the McGill University Health Centre’s (MUHC) Glen site is to teach the next generation of health care professionals and provide the necessary spaces for their learning. It is …
Reproductive Health: Is it a male issue?
April 3rd, 2013 Urologist Dr. Peter Chan is sounding the alarm bell when it comes to men’s reproductive health. Like many women, men have been delaying fatherhood past the age of 35. And though the common belief was that only women needed to be concerned …
Cancer survivor a new dad thanks to MUHC Reproductive Centre
April 3rd, 2013 Dr. Peter Chan, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) director of Male Reproductive Medicine, has been researching ways to identify and isolate the healthiest and strongest sperm available to improve the success of in-vitro fertilization …
Interior Design at the Glen: where beauty meets function
April 4th, 2013 Even hospitals can be beautiful places. Gone are the mustard yellows and dreary greens that seem to make you feel even sicker than you already are. Hospital design today favours natural light, soothing colours and comfortable, private …
Maximizing health for our ageing population
April 11th, 2013 Clémence Piché, nurse at the Lachine hospital, speaks with a patient. At the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), over 45 per cent of patients were 65 years old and over last year. This number will only continue to climb. The growth in …
Dedicated Lachine Hospital volunteer bringing smiles to patients for over 40 years
April 12th, 2013 Evelyne Couillard and Marie-Claire Ferrera, right, who also volunteers at La Cafetière. Evelyne Couillard has been volunteering at the Lachine Hospital since 1971. With a smile that never quits, she keeps busy running the little coffee …
From housekeeper to volunteer at the Montreal General Hospital, George has always shined
April 12th, 2013 George Hine—or as he likes to joke, M.G.H. for “Mr. George Hine”—started at the Montreal General Hospital in 1972 in Housekeeping. From day one he understood his job was important and that he knew he would always give the best he could to …