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Nursing and MIS
August 9th, 2011 Nurses at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) are usually trained in both minimally invasive surgery (MIS) as well as regular surgery. For Luc Binet, assistant nurse manager in the Department of Surgery at the MGH, he is highly …
Volunteering couple: a very proud accomplishment
August 10th, 2011 Paul and Jeannine Racette , who have been married for 53 years, have been going to the Lachine Hospital approximately four days a week for the past 15 years. Their diagnosis? They suffer from chronic and incurable generosity. It all …
Seasonal allergies
August 16th, 2011 If you have allergies, or suspect that you do, here are some measures you can take to improve your symptoms: Do not dry clothing, bedsheets, or towels on an outdoor clothesline. Rather, use an indoor drier. This prevents pollens and …
Watch our progress!
February 28th, 2013 The images will auto-refresh every minute …
Think with your helmet
September 7th, 2011 Did you know? On average, more than 70% of cyclists treated at the Montreal General Hospital’s trauma department were not wearing a helmet when the incident occurred. 58% of injured cyclists admitted to the Montreal General Hospital …
Lance Armstrong Collaborates with Cedars and MUHC
September 14th, 2011 MONTREAL, September 13, 2011 - While interacting with an audience of more than 600 cancer survivors, patients and their family members last Friday, which also included many caregivers, healthcare professionals and administrators, at …
The Pain Management Program
November 3rd, 2013 Chronic pain affects approximately one third of the population, at great cost to the individual patient and to society. With the ageing population and improved survival rates for conditions such as cancer, these figures will probably …
Stephen Masciotra: Trauma Patient
June 28th, 2014 A serious car accident left 18-year-old Stephen Masciotra in a coma that his family and medical professionals weren’t sure he would awaken from. Six weeks later, he did wake up, though he had lost much of his memory, as well as his …
Spinning for a Cause
October 4th, 2011 DJs spun their hearts out at the second annual Music for the Massive event, which raised more than $870 for the Montreal Chest Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. The fundraiser was held on Aug. 20 at Club Lambi, and …
Doctors and Nurses Dance Night
October 5th, 2011 A recent fundraising event for The Best Care for Life Campaign gave some Montreal club employees the chance to be a doctor or a nurse for just one night. Chris Garde, a security guard at the Royal Victoria Hospital, organized the event …