Danielle Leggett is Hope & Cope’s new Executive Director
Danielle Leggett, an expert in human resources management, has been appointed Executive Director of Hope & Cope and will succeed the retiring Suzanne O’Brien.
Bram Freedman to succeed Myer Bick as head of JGH Foundation
Bram Freedman, a senior administrator for fund-raising at Concordia University, has been chosen to succeed Myer Bick, who is retiring after 17 years as President and CEO of the JGH Foundation.
Provincial honour for JGH respiratory therapist
Toula Trihas, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Coordinator for the Multidisciplinary Services Directorate of the CIUSSS, has received the 2017 Quebec Interprofessional Council’s Merit Award.
Being a hospital rabbi “is not a job, it’s a way of life”
Special visits and entertainment to boost morale are among the events that Rabbi Barak Nissim Hetsroni, the hospital’s Chaplain and Spiritual Advisor, is bringing to increasing numbers of patients throughout the JGH.
Student volunteers embrace emotional intensity of Intensive Care
A McGill University psychology student who volunteered in the JGH’s Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit was introduced to a patient who ended up making a lasting impression on her.
A heartfelt memento for grieving families
At the request of family members, staff of the JGH’s Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit can create a special memento—a heart-shaped pillow bearing the painted imprint of the hand of a loved one who has passed away while in the hospital.
JGH renovations to proceed with $200 million in government support
A $200 million commitment by the Government of Quebec is enabling the JGH to proceed with extensive renovations to areas of the hospital that were vacated when many departments and services moved to Pavilion K.