Artwork by Shelly Alkoby (seated, right) has been donated to the JGH’s Peter Brojde Lung Cancer Centre, where it is going on display. Joining the artist are her mother, Keren Elkoubi (seated), and (standing, from left) Dr. Jason Agulnik, Co Director of the Centre; Nurse Lindsay Hammond, a member of the team that has provided care to Ms. Elkoubi; and Dr. Carmela Pepe, Ms. Elkoubi’s respirologist. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
December 2022Feature articles

Teen artist hopes her painting will hearten JGH lung cancer patients

Artwork by a teenage artist, inspired by her mother’s battle with lung cancer, is going on display at the JGH.

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Wearing the distinctive turquoise jacket of volunteers, Helen Fleischauer and Stavros Simonian are joined at the main entrance of the JGH by Marko Obradovic, the CIUSSS’s Chief of Volunteer Services, and Nancy El Mallah, Coordinator of Volunteer Services for the JGH.
Feature articlesNovember 2022

As pandemic eases, volunteers eagerly return to JGH and other CIUSSS sites

Now that many COVID-19 restrictions have been eased, a steady stream of volunteers (newcomers and veterans alike) is coming forward again.

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Lucie Tremblay (left) and Céline Gélinas at the Jewish General Hospital.
Feature articlesOctober 2022

Lucie Tremblay and Céline Gélinas named Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Nursing

Lucie Tremblay and Céline Gélinas have received a top honour in nursing, with their induction as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Nursing.

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Dr. Christina Greenaway
Feature articlesJuly 2022

Services for Ukrainian refugees need urgent upgrade, doctors state in journal article

Health services for Ukrainians and other refugees urgently need an upgrade, says Dr. Christina Greenaway, a JGH expert on migrant health.

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Sam Minevich (left) and Henri Oppenheim, the JGH’s Music Therapists, practice in the picnic area near the Pavilion A entrance, where the JGH Jazz Festival will be held from June 27 to 30.
Feature articlesJune 2022

JGH Jazz Festival returns after two-year absence

After a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the JGH Jazz Festival returns on June 27 for a week of free concerts.

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Dr. Charles Gomberg near the main entrance of the JGH, where the 96-year-old veteran internist spent a career that spanned seven decades. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
Feature articlesMay 2022

Veteran physician looks back on his 70-year professional association with the JGH

Dr. Charles Gomberg’s personal connection with the hospital has lasted nine decades n 1931, when Lord Bessborough, the Governor-General of Canada, turned the first sod to start construction of the Jewish General Hospital, 6-year-old Charles Gomberg was there with his parents to see it. Three years later, Charles returned to …

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Brian Glazer, who was delighted with the care he received at the JGH when he was hospitalized with COVID-19, is among those whose experiences are described in COVID Stories, published by the JGH Humanization of Care Committee.
Feature articlesMarch 2022

The trauma of COVID-19: Patient unconvinced he was alive after 17 days of unconsciousness

The experience of a COVID-19 patient who endured 17 days of unconsciousness is among the stories published by the JGH Humanization of Care Committee.

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Some of the many Valentine’s Day cards that students at Carlyle International School hand-decorated this year to express their appreciation for the work of JGH staff. (Click this or any photo to enlarge it.)
Feature articlesFebruary 2022

Students send their hearts to JGH staff on Valentine’s Day

Students from five schools are expressing their thanks to JGH staff in hundreds of hand-drawn Valentine’s Day cards.

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In the MPN Clinic at the JGH, Karen Gal (left) consults with her hematologist, Dr. Shireen Sirhan. (Click on photo to enlarge it.)
Feature articlesJanuary 2022

Treatment and reassurance at JGH clinic for patients with rare blood cancers

A pace-setting JGH clinic is providing care and support to patients with rare blood cancers, while raising awareness and promoting research.

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Orderly Janice Kernohan hands a care kit filled with personal hygiene items to a patient in the Emergency Department.
December 2021Feature articles

When a toothbrush can make a patient cry with joy

Care kits distributed in the JGH Emergency Department are having a positive impact on the patient experience.

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