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Women and Leadership
March 8th, 2017 Articles Today, the MUHC is celebrating women! Within our hospitals, we have over 10,000 women who are succeeding, thriving and always committed to giving their best for the wellbeing of our patients. Chantale Bourdeau, Interim Associate …
From Montreal to Maputo
March 17th, 2017 Articles Over the past 30 years, advancements in medical imaging have allowed for earlier diagnosis and improved patient outcomes. As a pediatric radiologist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre …
MUHC expert Dr. Mark Ware appointed vice-chair of federal task force on legalization of cannabis
June 30th, 2016 Releases Dr. Mark Ware World-renowned pain specialist and medical cannabis researcher Dr. Mark Ware, director of clinical research at the Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), has been nominated …
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 …
The MUHC clarifies its policy on end of life care
July 4th, 2016 Releases Last April, a MUHC patient requested medical assistance to dying and was transferred from the MUHC palliative care unit at the Glen to receive treatment. Both family and patient consented to the move for the procedure and were …
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? …
As a non-resident of Quebec, I’d like to know how much you charge for services at the hospital, such as an MRI exam?
July 4th, 2016 Question: As a non-resident of Quebec, I’d like to know how much you charge for services at the hospital, such as an MRI exam? Answer: The Quebec Government Ministry of Health and Social Services decides the rates for hospital visits to the …
A Day in the Life of Denis Francis, Clinical Nurse Specialist
March 23rd, 2017 Articles Denis Francis is a clinical nurse with Ambulatory Services at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Montreal Chest Institute (MCI).. For the last 15 years, he has worked in the Tuberculosis Outpatient Clinic, where he …
Encouraging results for patients with aggressive brain cancer
March 23rd, 2017 Releases Montreal – Being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor is devastating news for patients and their loved ones. Whereas some types of tumor respond well to treatment, others such as glioblastomas – the most common and aggressive …