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

Henry Mietkiewicz — November 20, 2019
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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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The team heading the implementation of the Patient Order Sets consists (from left) Bob Lapointe (IT Lead), Gosia Radaczynska (representative, Think Research), Dr. Elizabeth MacNamara (Medical Lead), Geneviève Beaudoin (Clinical Lead) and Serge Cloutier (Nursing Lead). Projected on the screen behind them is a sample Patient Order Set.
April 2016News

Making instructions for patient care clearer, faster, safer

Henry Mietkiewicz — April 25, 2016
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New digital Patient Order Sets contain comprehensive instructions for nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists and other members of healthcare staff who provide care for patients.

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Emmanuelle Peyrel, a Nurse Educator on the Cardiovascular team, gets a feel for the M-shift, new equipment that will move patients in areas of Pavilion K that will open in January 2016. Emmanuelle Peyrel, a Nurse Educator on the Cardiovascular team, gets a feel for the M-shift, new equipment that will move patients in areas of Pavilion K that will open in January 2016.
NewsSeptember 2015

Countdown continues for move to Pavilion K

Henry Mietkiewicz — September 2, 2015
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After five years of construction, it’s done! The JGH has been handed the keys to Pavilion K—a symbolic gesture that means the hospital now formally owns its newest wing.

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