To keep physically and mentally stimulated while in the hospital, Louis Schiff participates in various activities—including a round of balloon volleyball—during a visit from Giuliano Rico, a volunteer in the Hospital Elder Life Program. (Click on this photo to enlarge it.)
October 2024Spotlight feature

JGH patients in program for elderly are likelier to leave hospital sooner, data confirms

The data confirms it: the Hospital Elder Life Program plays a major role in enabling certain elderly patients to be discharged sooner.

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Dr. Morty Yalovsky, President of the Board of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, signs the Golden Book at Montreal City Hall in the presence of (from left) Gary Stoopler, Associate Executive Director of the CIUSSS; Lucie Tremblay, the CIUSSS’s Associate CEO; Gracia Kasoki Katahwa, Mayor of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce; Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante; and Bram Freedman, President and CEO of the JGH Foundation. Also present, but not shown in the photo, was Magda Popeanu, City Councilor for Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryOctober 2024

Hospital’s 90th-anniversary celebration climaxes with City Hall ceremony

Signing of the Golden Book at Montreal City Hall recognizes the JGH’s outstanding contribution to the city and its people.

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Dr. Corey Miller (left) and Dr. Albert Cohen in the new Gastroenterology treatment area, just before the completion of renovations.
NewsOctober 2024

Advanced facility in Gastroenterology helps speed treatment, shorten hospital stays

The newly renovated unit is the first of its kind in Montreal to bring together three types of imaging technology to enhance care.

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Dr. Mark Wainberg in 2007 at the launch of the HIV/AIDS Bio-containment Laboratory in the Lady Davis Institute.
October 2024Research at the Lady Davis Institute

Name of pioneering HIV/AIDS researcher now adorns Centre for Viral Diseases

The McGill Centre for Viral Diseases in the LDI has been renamed in memory of Dr. Mark Wainberg, a pioneering HIV/AIDS researcher.

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An enormous crowd gathers on October 8, 1934, at the main doors of the Jewish General Hospital for the inauguration ceremony. An enormous crowd gathers on October 8, 1934, at the main doors of the Jewish General Hospital for the inauguration ceremony. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryOctober 2024

90th anniversary flashback: The Jewish General Hospital is inaugurated

On October 8, 1934, Lord Bessborough, the Governor General of Canada, opened the JGH at a ceremony that was widely covered by the French and English press.

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In February 2022, Larry Katz was among the first JGH patients to participate in the Hospital@Home program. While at home with his wife, Carol Adams, he used a smartphone to connect to his hospital care team through voice calls or video meetings. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryOctober 2024

90th anniversary flashback: Hospital@Home transforms the home into a virtual ward

Launched in 2022, Hospital@Home enables qualified patients to finish recovering at home, while being monitored via digital technology.

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Front page in 1912 of Der Kanader Adler (The Canadian Eagle), Montreal’s daily Yiddish newspaper, with a photo and article about the launch of the Herzl Dispensary. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversarySeptember 2024

90th anniversary flashback: Launch of the Herzl Dispensary, a JGH forerunner

Launched in 1912, the Herzl Dispensary provided care to Montreal’s growing Jewish population and served as a forerunner of the JGH.

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Dr. Emily Kay-Rivest, a cochlear implant surgeon, holds the transmitter that usually adheres magnetically to the head of her JGH patient, Diana Wood. The transmitter relays sound (in the form of electrical impulses) to a receiver under the skin near Ms. Wood’s ear. Ultimately, the impulses reach a nerve that connects to the brain. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
Feature articlesSeptember 2024

Cochlear implant now an easier option for JGH patients hoping to overcome deafness

To regain their hearing, many patients are opting for a cochlear implant, performed by a surgical team that includes a JGH otolaryngologist.

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On January 24, 2016, Armande Picard was among the 203 patients who were transported their new hospital rooms in Pavilion K. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversarySeptember 2024

90th anniversary flashback: Journey to Pavilion K reaches its climax

In 2016, after years of planning and construction, Pavilion K became the new focal point of the JGH’s critical-care and surgical activities.

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More than 50 senior healthcare professionals met on February 17, 2020, to conduct a tabletop simulation to prepare for the arrival at the JGH of a patient with a confirmed case of COVID-19. The exercise was co-chaired and co-organized by Dr. Marc Afilalo, Chief of Emergency Services (centre in white coat), and Dr. Paul Brisebois (centre left, in dark jacket), an Emergency physician. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversarySeptember 2024

90th anniversary flashback: Preparing the JGH for its first COVID-19 patients

At a crucial meeting in February 2020, dozens of senior JGH healthcare professionals finalized plans to admit the first COVID-19 patients.

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