Total hip and knee replacement performed on outpatient basis for certain patients
For patients who qualify, getting a hip or knee replaced at the JGH no longer requires an overnight hospital stay.
When a patient just can’t sit still, what’s a dentist to do?
When a physical condition (like cerebral palsy) or developmental disorder (like autism) makes regular dentistry impossible, adult patients at the JGH are fully anesthetized and treated in an operating room.
Risk of death does not rise during overnight emergency surgery, study reveals
Nervous about possible risks during overnight surgery? Don’t be. A study conducted at the JGH concluded that patients who undergo emergency surgery during overnight hours are at no greater risk of mortality than those who are operated upon during the day.
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.