Utility rooms reliably stocked with in-demand medical supplies, thanks to new AI-enhanced tool
The Intelligent Distribution System minimizes the chances that shortages will suddenly occur and that certain items will expire unused.
Cancer during pregnancy: Fear, anxiety and, in many cases, a joyous outcome
Despite the difficulties faced by mothers-to-be with cancer, a multidisciplinary treatment team at the JGH gives them good reason to hope for the best.
Perinatal Loss Kit helps ease mothers’ grief after losing a baby during pregnancy
The kit’s contents provide emotional solace and physical comfort to mothers who know their baby will not survive.
Odds of beating cancer boosted through cooperation among doctors in multiple specialties
In battling cancer, JGH physicians in various medical specialties work closely together to maximize the quality of treatment.
Waiting time for intravenous catheters significantly cut by new nursing team
The Nursing Vascular Access Team relies on nurses’ expertise to help maintain the timely flow of patients through the JGH.
New JGH program addresses mothers’ needs in the weeks after childbirth
The Fourth Trimester supports maternal mental health by providing new mothers with the skills and information they need.
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.
Simulation exercise offers vital training in coping with effects of toxic chemical spill
Emergency medicine residents in a simulation exercise experience the real-world pressure of assisting the victims of a toxic chemical spill.
Improved surgical procedures offer new hope in treating prostate cancer
Minimally invasive procedures—one new, one upgraded—are viable alternatives to radical surgery and radiation therapy.
Robotic colorectal surgery launched at the JGH
Colorectal surgeons are using a robot to perform certain minimally invasive procedures with greater ease, accuracy and speed.