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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Members of the PANDAWebRx implementation team at Julius Richardson Hospital: (from left) Assistant Head Nurse Parveen Ahuja; Licensed Practical Nurse Solly Thomas; Registered Nurse Chelsey Tanoja; LPN Rubena Michael; Discharge Planning Nurse Somayeh Majidi; and LPN Faryah Shaista. (Click to enlarge.)
February 2022Santé Québec West-Central Montreal

CIUSSS-wide digital system speeds delivery of medication while boosting safety

Thanks to a CIUSSS-wide digital system, prescriptions are being filled and medication is being administered with unprecedented speed and accuracy.

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Delina Maghakian, a Nurse Clinician in the JGH Heart Failure Clinic, adjusts a wristwatch-style monitor, a type of telehealth device that helps her track her patient’s vital signs remotely. (Click on any photo in this article to enlarge it.)
October 2020Telehealth

Telehealth becomes vital nursing tool in monitoring patients’ health at home

JGH nurses in many fields are playing a key role in using telehealth to maintain contact with patients and provide the support they need at home.

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