Dr. Nathalie Johnson
August 2024Milestones

Major McGill appointment for Dr. Nathalie Johnson

Dr. Nathalie Johnson of the Division of Hematology has been appointed the Louis Lowenstein Chair in Hematology & Oncology at McGill University.

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When the ice storm of 1998 severed power lines and forced many people out of their homes, the JGH provided shelter in the Samuel S. Cohen Auditorium. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryAugust 2024

90th anniversary flashback: JGH extends helping hand in 1998 ice storm

After the devastating ice storm in January 1998, the JGH sheltered many people whose homes had lost electricity.

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Sheila Kussner
August 2024News

In memoriam: Sheila Kussner

Sheila Kussner, the founder of Hope & Cope, has left an enduring mark on psychosocial support for cancer patients and survivors.

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By fall 1968, construction of the framework of the Lady Davis Institute was under way, with the facility on schedule to open the following year. Also being built at that time was the Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry (at rear, to the left), which was launched in 1969. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryAugust 2024

90th anniversary flashback: Lady Davis Institute opens in 1969

In 1969, the Lady Davis Institute opened at the JGH and went on to become one of Quebec’s leading facilities for medical research.

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Every morning, members of staff gather—in person and remotely—in C4 (the Command Centre) to prepare for the day ahead by reviewing the latest data about users of health care and social services across CIUSSS West-Central Montreal. Joining them are Dr. Shannon Fraser (second from left), C4’s Medical Director, and André Poitras (standing at right), Clinical Administrative Coordinator of C4. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryAugust 2024

90th anniversary flashback: Panoramic view of health care unfolds in Command Centre

C4 (the Command Centre) was launched at the JGH in 2020 to generate real-time data about care throughout CIUSSS West-Central Montreal.

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