Length of stay cut for older patients moving through JGH Emergency Department
The new Geriatric Inter-disciplinary team aims to keep frailty from intensifying when patients spend a long time in the ED.
JGH implements innovative, WHO-endorsed exercise program to bolster seniors’ mobility and autonomy
The JGH is the first hospital in Quebec to embrace the Vivifrail regimen to help seniors prevent falls and fractures.
Giant steps toward a better understanding of the health of the elderly
A special carpet in the JGH Mobility Clinic provides geriatricians with a clearer understanding of patients’ overall physical functionality, their level of frailty, and any instability in their gait that might put them at risk for falling.