Division of Palliative Care moves to brighter, more spacious facilities
In the new facilities, each patient has a private room (and bathroom) where multiple loved ones can spend the day or night.
JGH “gives birth” to new Post-Partum Unit
The number of private rooms has nearly quadrupled in the new facility, which is larger, brighter and more secure.
Fighting COVID by flushing it down the drain
COVID-19 can’t stand being scalded, soaped, beaten and flushed down the drain by a washing machine. Scrubbing it away on a huge scale is the role of the JGH Laundry.
Appointments and congratulations
The JGH Centre for Child Development and Mental Health has a new Director of Child Psychiatry, Dr. Paola Habib.
Broader screening helps reduce C. difficile infection
The rate of C. difficile infection among hospitalized patients drops dramatically when all patients are tested for the bacteria before being admitted to hospital, says a clinical study headed by a JGH physician and researcher.
C. difficile rates plummet with implementation of preventive measures
A focused commitment to combatting C. difficile at the JGH has led to a steep drop in infection rates, thanks in large part to efforts spearheaded by the Department of Nursing.