Andrea Olney with her award and some of the equipment she uses in apheresis nursing. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
MilestonesOctober 2024

JGH nurse receives award from Canadian Association of Apheresis Nurses

Andrea Olney has received the prestigious Nursing Excellence Award from the Canadian Association of Apheresis Nurses.

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To keep physically and mentally stimulated while in the hospital, Louis Schiff participates in various activities—including a round of balloon volleyball—during a visit from Giuliano Rico, a volunteer in the Hospital Elder Life Program. (Click on this photo to enlarge it.)
October 2024Spotlight feature

JGH patients in program for elderly are likelier to leave hospital sooner, data confirms

The data confirms it: the Hospital Elder Life Program plays a major role in enabling certain elderly patients to be discharged sooner.

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Dr. Morty Yalovsky, President of the Board of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, signs the Golden Book at Montreal City Hall in the presence of (from left) Gary Stoopler, Associate Executive Director of the CIUSSS; Lucie Tremblay, the CIUSSS’s Associate CEO; Gracia Kasoki Katahwa, Mayor of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce; Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante; and Bram Freedman, President and CEO of the JGH Foundation. Also present, but not shown in the photo, was Magda Popeanu, City Councilor for Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryOctober 2024

Hospital’s 90th-anniversary celebration climaxes with City Hall ceremony

Signing of the Golden Book at Montreal City Hall recognizes the JGH’s outstanding contribution to the city and its people.

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Dr. Corey Miller (left) and Dr. Albert Cohen in the new Gastroenterology treatment area, just before the completion of renovations.
NewsOctober 2024

Advanced facility in Gastroenterology helps speed treatment, shorten hospital stays

The newly renovated unit is the first of its kind in Montreal to bring together three types of imaging technology to enhance care.

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Dr. Mark Wainberg in 2007 at the launch of the HIV/AIDS Bio-containment Laboratory in the Lady Davis Institute.
October 2024Research at the Lady Davis Institute

Name of pioneering HIV/AIDS researcher now adorns Centre for Viral Diseases

The McGill Centre for Viral Diseases in the LDI has been renamed in memory of Dr. Mark Wainberg, a pioneering HIV/AIDS researcher.

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An enormous crowd gathers on October 8, 1934, at the main doors of the Jewish General Hospital for the inauguration ceremony. An enormous crowd gathers on October 8, 1934, at the main doors of the Jewish General Hospital for the inauguration ceremony. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryOctober 2024

90th anniversary flashback: The Jewish General Hospital is inaugurated

On October 8, 1934, Lord Bessborough, the Governor General of Canada, opened the JGH at a ceremony that was widely covered by the French and English press.

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In February 2022, Larry Katz was among the first JGH patients to participate in the Hospital@Home program. While at home with his wife, Carol Adams, he used a smartphone to connect to his hospital care team through voice calls or video meetings. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryOctober 2024

90th anniversary flashback: Hospital@Home transforms the home into a virtual ward

Launched in 2022, Hospital@Home enables qualified patients to finish recovering at home, while being monitored via digital technology.

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