At a news conference at the Jewish General Hospital, Health Minister Sonia Bélanger presents Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, President and CEO of the Santé Québec West-Central Montreal Health and Social Services University Network, with a document that officially designates the hospital as a Centre hospitalier universitaire.
July 2026News

JGH gains CHU designation for its pioneering history of patient-centred excellence

Designation as a Centre hospitalier universitaire officially recognizes the JGH’s history of compassionate, patient centred care.

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To celebrate the launch of the Vital Signs module of the Connected Health Record (CHR) on March 17, Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg (second from right), the President and CEO of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, is joined by (from left) Mike Shulha, Associate to the Director of Digital Health; Dr. Justin Cross, the CIUSSS’s Chief Digital Health Officer; Erin Cook, the CIUSSS’s Associate CEO; and Marc-André Reid, Chief Nursing Information Officer. Mr. Reid is standing next to the type of vital-signs monitor that uses the software to collect health data about patients and transfer it to the CHR. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
March 2026Santé Québec West-Central Montreal

Patients get more time with nurses, safer care, thanks to new feature in Connected Health Record

The launch of the Vital Signs module means nurses no longer have to manually enter patients’ vital-signs data into the health record.

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Leaders and supporters of Virtual Care at CIUSSS West-Central Montreal came together at a gala at the Grand Quai on October 18 to re-emphasize their backing for the program. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
November 2025Santé Québec West-Central Montreal

Virtual Care Program growing in breadth and sophistication

Program’s ongoing progress is supported by the generosity of donors who attended a gala in Montreal’s Old Port.

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Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, President and CEO
October 2025Santé Québec West-Central Montreal

Continuous quest for innovation in care is key to self-renewal, says Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg

At the 10th annual Public Information Meeting, the CIUSSS’s President and CEO cautioned staff against conducting business as usual, which could lead to complacency.

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Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, President and CEO, at the CIUSSS’s ninth annual Public Information Meeting. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
November 2024Santé Québec West-Central Montreal

CIUSSS’s award-winning year attributed to unrelenting focus on users’ needs

CIUSSS staff were praised for refusing to be satisfied with success—that is, pressing ahead instead of resting on their laurels.

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When the ice storm of 1998 severed power lines and forced many people out of their homes, the JGH provided shelter in the Samuel S. Cohen Auditorium. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversaryAugust 2024

90th anniversary flashback: JGH extends helping hand in 1998 ice storm

After the devastating ice storm in January 1998, the JGH sheltered many people whose homes had lost electricity.

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In 2023, Dr. Ernesto Schiffrin (centre) received a certificate recognizing him as Physician-in-Chief Emeritus of the JGH. Joining him were Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, President and CEO of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, and Dr. Vicky Tagalakis, who succeeded Dr. Schiffrin as Chief of the Department of Medicine.
April 2024Milestones

Lifetime Achievement Award for Dr. Ernesto Schiffrin

Dr. Ernesto Schiffrin, Physician-in-Chief Emeritus of the JGH, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Hypertension Canada.

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Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, President and CEO of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, delivers the opening address at the network’s eighth annual Public Information Meeting on November 8. (Click to enlarge.)
November 2023Santé Québec West-Central Montreal

Embracing change and nurturing teamwork cited as keys to success of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal

At the CIUSSS’s Public Information Meeting, staff were praised for initiating change and fostering a strong sense of network-wide unity.

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