More than 50 senior healthcare professionals met on February 17, 2020, to conduct a tabletop simulation to prepare for the arrival at the JGH of a patient with a confirmed case of COVID-19. The exercise was co-chaired and co-organized by Dr. Marc Afilalo, Chief of Emergency Services (centre in white coat), and Dr. Paul Brisebois (centre left, in dark jacket), an Emergency physician. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
90th anniversarySeptember 2024

90th anniversary flashback: Preparing the JGH for its first COVID-19 patients

Henry Mietkiewicz — September 9, 2024
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At a crucial meeting in February 2020, dozens of senior JGH healthcare professionals finalized plans to admit the first COVID-19 patients.

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Chanukah celebration for children in the hospital in the 1950s.
85th Anniversary - ArchivesApril 2019

From the archives: A time to celebrate

Henry Mietkiewicz — April 10, 2019
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Many Jewish festivals are observed in the hospital over the course of the year, including Rosh Hashanah (New Year), Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), Chanukah and Passover.

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