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Cured after decades of disease
September 5th, 2019 Articles When Gérard Genest was a child, he spent more time at the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) than in school. That’s because he was born with congenital afibrinogenemia, a rare medical condition which prevents the blood from …
Shorter wait times and better care at the MUHC Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit
September 23rd, 2019 News Articles Novel triage process makes sure patients can access sub-specialists faster. Worldwide, chronic pain affects approximately one quarter of the population—with staggering costs to the individual patient and society. These …
Installation of a cutting-edge cardiac MRI machine at the Glen site
September 23rd, 2019 Releases The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) received the 3T GE SIGNA™ Premier, a flagship GE Medical Systems Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (MR) machine, on Saturday, September 21, 2019. The machine, which performs cutting-edge …
Drone delivers simulated blood products to rooftop of the Montreal General Hospital
September 25th, 2019 Releases On Tuesday, September 24, 2019, a drone transported simulated blood products to the rooftop of the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) of the McGill University health Centre (MUHC) in a groundbreaking experiment led by Dr. …
When interior design matters: inside the Serious Illness Conversation room
October 16th, 2019 Articles The story behind the Serious Illness Conversation room When Omer Casher flew to Montreal from the United Kingdom to have a Serious Illness Conversation about his terminally ill mom, he braced himself for the worst. The …
Occupational Therapy: a source of wellness and empowerment
October 21st, 2019 Articles October is National Occupational Therapy Awareness Month. Let’s take a moment to appreciate what Occupational Therapists do for our patients. Occupational therapists help prevent, minimize and even solve the problems that …
Update on our budgetary situation
August 1st, 2019 Releases As you know, the MUHC achieved very good financial results in 2018-2019. Thanks to efforts made in several sectors of activity, budgetary discipline and additional revenues received from the MSSS at the end of the year, we made …
Dr. Pierre Gfeller wins the Prix Performance 2019 from the School of Management Sciences (ESG UQAM)
October 31st, 2019 Accolades This prestigious prize is awarded to three remarkable alumni who have demonstrated exceptional career leadership, perseverance and success. The award was presented last night at the 29th edition of UQAM’s Gala Prix Performance …
MCH Operating Room (OR) team awarded prestigious Excellence in care prize from the FMSQ’s annual Interdisciplinary Educational Day (IED)
December 16th, 2019 Accolades News Dr. Catherine Paquet, Dr. Lily Nguyen, Dr. Vincent Collard, Géraldine Laflamme, David Dufour, Sophie Maranda and Antonietta Carriero honoured for their teamwork in the Montreal Children’s Hospital’s OR Congratulations to …
Umbrella of care: the Children’s and RVH work together for benefit of one young patient
December 30th, 2019 News Research The design of the Glen site – where a pediatric and adult hospital live side-by-side – has led to a unique MUHC collaboration for the benefit of a particular pediatric patient. There are few situations where a Montreal …