Outstanding score for CIUSSS in Accreditation Canada visit
CIUSSS West-Central Montreal has achieved a nearly perfect score in a preliminary report from Accreditation Canada. The healthcare network was commended for the quality of its person-centred care and for attention to safety by all members of staff.
Toward a stronger focus on the needs of healthcare users
Among the top priorities for all healthcare professionals is “to build the opportunities for patients to feel respected, heard and included,” says a top executive of Planetree International, a global organization that CIUSSS West-Central Montreal has joined.
Person-centred approach foreseen as crucial in evolution of all forms of care
Person-centred care, in which the healthcare user’s perspective is crucial to high-quality care, will assume increasing importance in CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, members of the public were told at the network’s third annual Public Information Meeting.
Smile! Presenting the winners in the “Shot of Happiness” contest
Congratulations to the three winners and two runners-up in the second annual edition of “A Shot of Happiness”, a photography contest for staff of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal. Entrants were asked to submit photos on a four-seasons theme.
Glenn J. Nashen awarded National Assembly Medal of Citizenship
Glenn J. Nashen, Associate Director of Communications for CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, has been awarded the D’Arcy McGee Medal of Citizenship for contributing to the lives of Montrealers in and beyond the riding of D’Arcy McGee.
Putting healthcare users first at CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
Giving top priority to the needs of patients and other healthcare users has always been and continues to be the top priority of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, says Alan Maislin, President of the CIUSSS Board of Directors.
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.
New ombudsman sees complaints as stepping-stones to better care
A complaint about an adverse incident, no matter how regrettable, can potentially be transformed into an instrument of change that leads to improvements in health care and social services, says the new Ombudsman for CIUSSS West-Central Montreal.
Public urged to make feelings known about quality of care in CIUSSS
The President and CEO of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal has urged members of the public to come forward with comments, questions and criticism about any aspect of the healthcare network’s performance.
Smile! Here are the winners of “A Shot of Happiness”
The winners have been announced in the first edition of “A Shot of Happiness”, a photography contest open to all members of CIUSSS staff.