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Surgery from the 1930s to 1960
November 29th, 2012 At the former Saint-Joseph Hospital, the department of surgery was separated into operating and sterilization rooms. The furniture included a gurney and a portable stretcher, two sterilizers, an operating table and a glass table, …
Providing care during hard times
November 29th, 2012 From 1929 to 1935, the impact of the Great Depression was certainly felt in a city as dependent on industry and manufacturing as Lachine. During this period, the number of visits to the sick at home (3,280) and to the poor …
Women’s auxiliary, big-hearted volunteers
November 29th, 2012 In 1948, the Association des Dames de charité, which was funded by donations and various activities, became known as the Dames patronnesses. In 1954, the name changed again to the Dames auxiliaires of the Lachine Hospital. In 1964, …
On the path to progress
November 29th, 2012 Nurse Desgroseillers-Ménard, who graduated as a nurse in 1958, recalls that female students had two loyal companions: Oscar, the skeleton used for demonstrations of the bone system, and Philomène, the dummy sacrificed at the hands of …
The province takes over the hospital
November 29th, 2012 The Government of canada passed the Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act in 1957, but Premier Maurice Duplessis refused to apply it in Quebec, arguing that health care was a provincial jurisdiction. It was only on January 1, …
Nursing: giving oneself to healing
November 29th, 2012 During the 1940s, the Saint-Joseph Hospital Nursing School had a prestigious reputation at the regional level, which grew over time. This is evidenced by the many awards received by graduating students for their outstanding results. At …
Camille Lefebvre
November 29th, 2012 Camille Lefebvre was the first secular pharmacist to work in a hospital run by the Sisters of Providence. In 1972, he also became the first lay general manager of the hospital. This was a turning point in the history of the …
Growing together: a new partnership with the MUHC
November 29th, 2012 In 2008, the Lachine Hospital joined in a partnership with the McGill University Health Centre. The objective was to strengthen existing programs at the hospital, including emergency services, and gradually expand other clinical …
Building the future of the Lachine Hospital
November 29th, 2012 Over the coming years, more than $63 million will be invested in modernizing and expanding the Lachine Hospital. It will increase in size by 30%, making room for twice as many beds and 79 single-patient rooms. The Hospital’s mission …
Caring Canadian Awards given to MUHC Volunteers
November 30th, 2012 His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, was in Montreal on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 to present the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award to deserving Canadians from various walks of life. …