Elisabeth Laughrea

In a photo that she submitted to the CIUSSS’s “A Shot of Happiness” competition for staff, Alyssa Pambuan, a JGH Nurse and Stroke Team Coordinator, captured her team’s camaraderie during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Click on photo to see a larger version.)

CIUSSS West-Central Montreal November 2020

Photos capture spirit of staff solidarity during pandemic

Henry Mietkiewicz — November 5, 2020

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In this year’s edition of “A Shot of Happiness”, the photography competition for CIUSSS staff, more than 120 photos captured the camaraderie of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a brief ceremony at the JGH, Annick Leboeuf (rear, third from left), a Council Member of the Montreal-Laval Branch of the Order of Nurses of Quebec, presented the Close to the Heart Award for Innovation in Nursing to the Outpatient Nursing Oncology team. Holding the award is Mandy Collins (rear, centre), a Nurse Clinician in Outpatient Oncology. Among those joining them were Lucie Tremblay (front, second from left), Director of Nursing; Serge Cloutier (rear, left), Associate Director of Nursing; Erin Cook (front, right), Co-Director of Operations at the Segal Cancer Centre; Kimberly Gartshore (front, second from right), Head Nurse of Outpatient Oncology; and Elisabeth Laughrea (front, left), Chair of the Youth Committee of the Montreal-Laval Branch of the Order of Nurses of Quebec. (Click on the photo to enlarge it.)

News September 2020

JGH nursing initiative wins award for helping cancer patients manage their symptoms

Henry Mietkiewicz — September 25, 2020

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A JGH nursing initiative to help cancer outpatients manage their symptoms more effectively has won an award from the Order of Nurses of Quebec.

Elisabeth Laughrea, Coordinator of the Specialized Approach to Senior Care program.

Feature articles May 2019

Screening rate for delirium surges at JGH

Henry Mietkiewicz — May 13, 2019

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Rates have risen dramatically in our push to screen elderly hospitalized patients for delirium. This means their underlying medical conditions can be diagnosed more quickly, with better odds of lowering their risk for functional or cognitive decline.