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Stem cell transplants, a potential cure for patients with life-threatening diseases
June 6th, 2016 Articles A stem cell transplant is a procedure that can treat or cure a number of conditions: bone marrow diseases, inherited immune disorders, hemoglobinopathies (defects in red blood cells) and some types of cancer, such as leukemia, …
MUHC staff roll up their sleeves to donate blood
June 12th, 2016 Articles Last April 20, Héma-Québec’s Mobile Donation Blood Unit, Globule, parked outside the Montreal General Hospital of the McGIll University Health Centre (MGH-MUHC) to welcome hospital staff ready to give blood. Organizers expected …
Desjardins’ donation leads to development of unique centre to prepare research trainees
June 13th, 2016 Releases The McGill University Health Centre Foundation (MUHC) celebrated the $510,000 donation that Desjardins is making to the advancement of professional training for health researchers in Quebec. In acknowledgement of this exceptional …
Why hesitate? A 10-second exam can save your life!
June 14th, 2016 Dr. Peter Chan wishes all men overcame their reluctance to undergo a prostate examination. Dr. Peter Chan, an urologist at the McGill University health Centre (MUHC), does not sugar coat his message that men must take better charge of …
An ambitious program developed at the MUHC delivers impressive results
June 15th, 2016 Articles Material incident-accident management system praised by Health Canada Every day healthcare workers use hundreds of different medical products and devices, from simple examination gloves, bandages and syringes to infusion pumps, …
TAU-INESSS partnership for better use of resources
July 6th, 2016 Articles Two reports published by the Health Technology Assessment Unit (TAU) of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) will serve as a basis for a field evaluation of pacemakers used in cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) for …
Researchers open new path of discovery in Parkinson’s disease
June 27th, 2016 Releases Researchers open new path of discovery in Parkinson’s disease Neuron cell death may be caused by overactive immune system A team of scientists led by Dr. Michel Desjardins from the University of Montreal and Dr. Heidi McBride …
Why are you closing beds at a brand new hospital? Does this mean I won't be able to get treated?
July 4th, 2016 Question: Why are you closing beds at a brand new hospital? Does this mean I won’t be able to get treated? Answer: Having to close beds – in other words, having to lower the number of patients the MUHC can admit and treat - is never an easy …
I heard the MUHC closed their geriatrics department. How does this make sense when the number of elderly patients is on the rise?
July 4th, 2016 Question: I heard the MUHC closed their geriatrics department. How does this make sense when the number of elderly patients is on the rise? Answer: Yes, the MUHC has recently had to close its 15 bed in-patient geriatric unit at the Montreal …
The media are saying that you are opening beds for long-term care patients but closing beds that are used for surgeries. They say it might cause backlogs in elective surgeries and ER wait times. Why was this decision taken?
July 4th, 2016 Question: The media are saying that you are opening beds for long-term care patients but closing beds that are used for surgeries. They say it might cause backlogs in elective surgeries and ER wait times. Why was this decision taken? …