While hospitalized, Paraskevi Dogantzi (left) enjoys knitting during a visit from Shibo Yu, a physiotherapy student with the JGH’s Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP). Ms. Yu keeps Ms. Dogantzi physically active and mentally stimulated with conversation, games and light exercises. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
March 2022Spotlight feature

Enhancing care for older in-patients is an eye-opening education for McGill students

Henry Mietkiewicz — March 28, 2022
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Elderly in-patients are benefiting from physical exercise and mental stimulation provided by McGill University students in the JGH’s Hospital Elder Life Program.

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Dr. Mervyn Gornitsky and the plaque that honours him in the JGH Dental Clinic.
March 2022Milestones

In memoriam: Dr. Mervyn Gornitsky

Henry Mietkiewicz — March 17, 2022
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Dr. Mervyn Gornitsky, Chief Emeritus of the JGH Department of Dentistry, has passed away at the age of 92.

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Users can get visual directions (left), text directions (centre) and maps of specific areas in the hospital in a new app from the JGH Users’ Committee. (Click on this or any illustration to enlarge it.)
March 2022News

Confused by the route to your JGH destination? Now there’s an app for that!

Henry Mietkiewicz — March 16, 2022
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Confused trying to find your way in the hospital? You’re in luck! The JGH Users’ Committee has created an app get you to your destination.

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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

Henry Mietkiewicz — March 14, 2022
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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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