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CHAMPIONS in Occupational Therapy
May 21st, 2020 Articles News Jaclyn Stevenson, occupational therapist When you speak from the heart, you use the language of CHAMPIONS. Jaclyn Stevenson, an occupational therapist, faced a language barrier with a patient on the COVID unit and …
“We are thinking of you”
May 26th, 2020 Articles News “We want COVID patients to know that we are thinking of them,” says Catherine Barnes, a secondary 5 student who mobilized her friends and members of her community to hand craft Get Well cards for patients being treated for …
CHAMPIONS at the Lachine Hospital
May 29th, 2020 Articles News When difficult times bring out the best in your colleagues, you know you belong to a team of CHAMPIONS. At the Lachine Hospital, a championship was won when three medical tents were installed in record time, making sure the …
Improvement, empowerment, autonomy: Physiotherapists aim at getting COVID patients back on their feet
May 29th, 2020 Articles News (six, from left to right) : Suma Das, Joe Pazienza, Patricia Barassi, Maria Pourasadi, Angelo Simonelli and Angela Di Girolamo (COVID physio team, absent: Timothy Ho) May is known as National Physiotherapy Month and this …
MGH resuscitation tent provides critical support and space during COVID-19 pandemic
June 1st, 2020 Articles News Stephanie Di Nunzio, Assistant a nurse manager - Dr. Mathieu Toulouse, Trauma Fellow - Adam Burcheri, Unit coordinator Rachel Nadeau, Nurse - Simon Cloutier-Gagné, Nurse - Jeanesse Bourgeois, Assistant nurse manager Jacques …
Stroke care during COVID-19: Training and new protocols to boost safety and confidence
July 16th, 2020 Articles News When the COVID-19 pandemic began, The Neuro’s stroke service had to immediately re-evaluate the way they provided care. Among others, Dr. Mohamed Badawy and Georgia Niarchos took a leading role in overcoming this …
MUHC laundry services roll up their sleeves in the fight against COVID-19
August 13th, 2020 Articles News Nestled in the basement of the hospital, laundry services are responsible for washing all reusable sheets, curtains, uniforms, gowns, and scrubs. To the untrained eye, the mounds of linens look the same, but the service is …