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Close-up on our Glen site
January 9th, 2013 Want to know more about the Glen site? This fall, Close-up on our Glen site gives you an insider’s look at our new state-of-the-art facility where exceptional healthcare environments, workplaces and research spaces have been created. 1.A …
Contact Information
Contact Information Description Phone Location Cedars Cancer Centre 514-934-4400 Glen DRC.1438 Clinic 514-934-1934 x43121 Glen DRC.1438 Appointment 514-934-1934 x31370 Secretaries 514-934-1934 x42734 (Dr. Turcotte) x45929 (Dr. Goulding) …
It's Diabetes month
November 14th, 2012 Research and innovative therapies at the MUHC Two million Canadians have diabetes, which either occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin (type 1 diabetes: most common in children) or when the body cannot effectively use …
DEBATE: Challenges to AIDS prevention
November 15th, 2012 As part of World AIDS Day, held on Saturday, December 1 st , the McGill University Health Centre, in collaboration with the Consulat général de France à Québec, organized a debate discussing new challenges facing the prevention of …
2012 Director General's Awards
November 19th, 2012 On Saturday, November 17, the McGill University Health Centre honoured the exceptional contributions of ten individuals and one team representing each job category at its 2012 Director General’s Awards Gala. Simultaneously, we …
First concrete laid for the Lachine MRI
November 22nd, 2012 Good news for the Lachine Hospital! Things are moving quickly for Phase 1 of the project to install a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that is adapted for obese or claustrophobic clients. After two weeks of preparation and …
Inauguration of the Saint-Joseph Hospital
November 29th, 2012 The Lachine Hospital, formerly known as the Saint-Joseph Hospital, was created through the efforts of the former parish priest of Lachine, Joseph-Télesphore Savaria, who wished to build a hospital for his parishioners. The Sisters of …
The Pharmacy service of the Lachine Hospital
November 29th, 2012 The Pharmacy service of the Lachine Hospital was looked after by nuns for many years. It was only in 1974 that responsibility for dispensing medications was transferred to pharmacists. Today, the role of the pharmacists has evolved …
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 …