Krystyna Ludwik holds a plate of potato donuts that her grandchildren, Edward and Zofia Labelle, helped her cook. Ms. Ludwik is the first JGH patient to qualify for the Hospital@Home program, while receiving infusions of total parenteral nutrition at home. As a participant in the program, she benefits from the full support of a hospital care team.
Feature articlesJune 2026

Palliative care patient who receives all of her nourishment intravenously joins Hospital@Home program

For the first time in Quebec, Hospital@Home at the JGH is looking after a palliative care patient who takes intravenous infusions known as total parenteral nutrition (TPN).

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Volunteer Kate Bremner (left) meets with Randy Kauffman, Administrative Agent in the Obstetrical Ultrasound Department, to discuss the patients she will be phoning to discuss their upcoming appointments.
Feature articlesNovember 2024

From the pain of Palliative Care to the joy of volunteering

After the death of her partner in Palliative Care, Kate Bremner felt that becoming a volunteer was the ideal way to thank the JGH for its first-rate care.

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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

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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