By the end of 1931, construction of the JGH was well under way. When it opened in 1934, the structure that is pictured here comprised the entirety of the hospital. Today it is simply known as Pavilion B, one of the JGH’s many pavilions. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryJuly 2024

90th anniversary flashback: Refurbishing, renovating, building up, building out

In every era and every decade, practically every corner of the JGH has been a construction zone.

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The JGH’s first birthing room featured a comfortable double bed, a rocking chair and a crib for the baby. There was also an adjoining room where the new parents could relax with visitors. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryJuly 2024

90th anniversary flashback: JGH’s first birthing room opens in 1980

In 1980, the JGH became the first McGill University teaching hospital to open a birthing room with a calming, home-like decor.

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Dr. Joel Turner
July 2024News

Dr. Joel Turner appointed Chief of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Joel Turner has been appointed Chief of Emergency Medicine, succeeding Dr. Marc Afilalo, who is stepping down after 38 years in the role.

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Dr. Marc Afilalo
Feature articlesJuly 2024

Dr. Marc Afilalo steps down after 38 years as Chief of Emergency Medicine

Research and innovation are the focus of his new responsibilities lthough Dr. Marc Afilalo has stepped away from the day-to-day operations of the JGH Emergency Department (ED), which he led for 38 years, he is continuing to play an active role in areas that he says have always been crucial …

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Dr. Morty Yalovsky
July 2024Santé Québec West-Central Montreal

Dr. Morty Yalovsky appointed President of CIUSSS Board

Dr. Morty Yalovsky has succeeded Alan Maislin as President of the Board of Directors of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal.

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Bricks
90th anniversaryJuly 2024

90th anniversary flashback: Building the JGH, brick by brick

In the 1929 fund-raising campaign to build the JGH, Montreal’s Jews showed their support by buying symbolic bricks.

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Dr. Michael Hier
July 2024Milestones

Dr. Michael Hier honoured for undergraduate teaching

Dr. Michael Hier, JGH Chief of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, has been honoured by McGill University for undergraduate teaching.

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A simulation exercise is conducted in the ambulance bay adjoining the JGH Emergency Department (ED). Residents in emergency medicine play the ED’s medical staff (in hazmat suits), while medical students portray the victims of a toxic chemical spill. To remove the noxious substance to which he has been exposed, a mock patient washes himself in the inflatable shower tent (centre), while his child (a doll, right of centre) is entrusted to medical personnel. Meanwhile, a mock patient in a wheelchair (left) is washed by medical staff using hand-held shower nozzles. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
July 2024Spotlight feature

Simulation exercise offers vital training in coping with effects of toxic chemical spill

Emergency medicine residents in a simulation exercise experience the real-world pressure of assisting the victims of a toxic chemical spill.

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Dr. Michelle Elizov
July 2024Milestones

Dr. Michelle Elizov appointed Chief of General Internal Medicine

Dr. Michelle Elizov has succeeded Dr. Rubin Becker as Chief of the JGH Division of General Internal Medicine.

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