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March is Pharmacist Awareness Month
March 30th, 2016 Articles We'd like you to meet a few of our devoted and caring pharmacists. …
Alive against all odds
April 11th, 2016 Articles When Amélie Bourassa talks about her stay at the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (RVH-MUHC) and the birth of her daughter Florence in the spring of 2014, she goes through moments of bewilderment. …
Face to face with... Helina Asumadu, patient attendant (PAB) in the Internal Medicine Department of the Royal Victoria Hospital of the MUHC
April 18th, 2016 Articles I tell jokes, dance and sing for patients; I want to bring a smile to their faces. I never forget that the patient is somebody’s mommy, somebody’s daddy, somebody’s son, somebody’s daughter. Why did you decide to become a PAB? …
Action Plan to Remedy Drain Blockages and Spillovers at the Glen Site
September 8th, 2015 Releases Since the opening of the Glen site’s facilities, drain blockages and spillovers have become a source of disruption and concern for everyone in the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) community. Specific areas have been …
Congratulations, Dr. Gerald Fried!
November 30th, 2018 News Accolades The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) would like to congratulate its Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Gerald Fried, who was elected Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during the College’s …
Introducing your new President and Executive Director: Dr. Pierre Gfeller
June 4th, 2018 Articles My meeting with Dr. Pierre Gfeller is set for April 27th in a room at the McConnell Resource Centre on the Glen site, just a few days after the announcement of his appointment as President and Executive Director of the McGill …
Growth of cardiology care responds to the burden of health
June 30th, 2010 “From around 900 BCE (before the Common Era) to the early 20th century, life expectancy increased by a decade, from about 33 to 43 years of age,” says Dr. Jacques Genest, McGill University Heath Centre (MUHC ) director of Cardiology. “In …
The founding of Palliative Care Services Worldwide
June 30th, 2010 From within the walls of the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH), and under the leadership of McGill Physician Dr. Balfour Mount, came the first Palliative Care Service in the world. In the early 1970s, palliative care was virtually …
Social Workers play vital role in helping patients get back on their feet
July 30th, 2011 Hospitals can create stress and anxiety for just about anyone. From tests and procedures to waiting for results and wondering what comes next, many patients rely on social workers to help guide them through the process. More than 100 …
Montreal Neurological Pain Program tops in Canada
June 30th, 2010 From Montreal to Sept-îles, Gaspésie and Abitibi, the Pain Program of the Chronic Pain Clinic at the Montreal Neurological Hospital/Institute (MNH /I) helps patients from Quebec and beyond, who suffer from chronic pain—a condition that …