Taube Kaplan
85th Anniversary - ArchivesNovember 2019

From the archives: Taube Kaplan, a leading light in the first decades of the 20th century

Only the modest personality of Taube Kaplan kept her from being celebrated during her lifetime as a “rank-and-file” founder of the Jewish General Hospital. Today she is remembered as one of the JGH’s earliest and most important grass-roots fundraisers,

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After surgery, Giovannina Agostinelli receives information about her medications from Pharmacist Dana Wazzan (left) and Emanuela Ciarlelli, Head Nurse on 8West.
NewsNovember 2019

Opioid addiction is target of new JGH guidelines

As the toll of opioid addiction grows, new JGH guidelines have been approved to reduce the maximum amount of opioid medication that some surgery patients receive when discharged from the hospital.

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Dr. David Langleben
November 2019Research at the Lady Davis Institute

Age-old debate in pulmonary medicine resolved

Dr. David Langleben, a researcher and JGH cardiologist, has determined that only a portion of available capillary capacity is used during normal physical activity, with a reserve function recruited as needed. This resolves an old question about blood flow during exercise.

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Front page of Montreal’s daily Yiddish newspaper in 1912, with a photo and article about the launch of the Herzl Dispensary.
85th Anniversary - ArchivesNovember 2019

From the archives: Launch of the Herzl Dispensary, a forerunner of the JGH

Launched in June 1912, the Herzl Dispensary—a forerunner of the JGH—provided vital healthcare services to Montreal’s growing Jewish community.

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Dr. Susan Mitchell with Dr. Ruby Friedman, JGH Director of Geriatrics
NewsNovember 2019

Maximizing comfort for individuals with advanced dementia

When those with advanced dementia are receiving care that’s meant to maximize comfort, what should be avoided? Transferring them to a hospital, tube-feeding them, and testing or treating them for a bacterial infection, a U.S. geriatrics expert has told a JGH audience.

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Drapeau
85th Anniversary - ArchivesNovember 2019

From the archives: Mayor Jean Drapeau pays a visit

In March 1984, Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau unveiled a plaque marking the 50th anniversary of the Jewish General Hospital.

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Dr. Gerald Batist at the awards ceremony of the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance.
November 2019Research at the Lady Davis Institute

Dr. Gerald Batist honoured by the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance

Dr. Gerald Batist, Director of the Segal Cancer Centre and Deputy Director of the Lady Davis Institute at the JGH, has received the 2019 Award for Exceptional Leadership in Cancer Research from the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance.

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In her winning photo in the “A Shot of Happiness” competition, Vidette Uon, a nurse at Info-Santé, captured the twinkling Montreal skyline at sunset this past August. Its focal point is the enormous, illuminated Tower of Song mural, which covers the side of one building as a tribute to the late singer-composer, Leonard Cohen.
CIUSSS West-Central MontrealNovember 2019

Summer pictures turn up the heat in staff photo competition

Congratulations to this year’s winners of “A Shot of Happiness,” the photo contest for staff of our CIUSSS, on the theme of “The Rhythm of Summer in Montreal.” Pictures by 55 employees from 15 facilities competed for the top three spots and two honourable mentions.

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Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, President and CEO, at the fourth annual Public Information Meeting of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal.
CIUSSS West-Central MontrealNovember 2019

Future of care envisioned as a balance between technology and emotion

Health care and social services are being improved by balancing innovative digital technology with an individual’s need for compassion and respect, Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, President and CEO of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, said at the healthcare network’s Public Information Meeting.

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