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New MUHC Boss Dr. Pierre Gfeller is Cleaning House and has signalled he will replace more key administrators

Six months into his tenure as CEO, Dr. Pierre Gfeller, has made sweeping changes to upper management — and has…

6 years ago

MUHC Research Institute discovers genetic mutations linked to abnormal pregnancies and miscarriages

Scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre have discovered three genetic mutations that are likely to cause a…

6 years ago

MUHC Housekeeping Department Supervisor uses “N”-word when speaking with staff

A MUHC Housekeeping supervisor who used the "N"-word when speaking with three housekeeping employees, continues to remain at work, despite…

6 years ago

MUHC Research Institute to get $11-million investment dedicated to cutting-edge research

The foundation of the McGill University Health Centre announced Tuesday it will award a $100,000 annual grant to scientists who…

6 years ago

New MUHC CEO removes Director of Human Resources, Communications and Legal Affairs

Dr. Pierre Gfeller, who took over as President and Director General for the McGill University Health Centre this past spring,…

6 years ago

International team of scientists and physicians bulls-eye molecule TIM-3 to regulate immunotherapy treatments

International team of scientists and physicians which among others includes, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre ,…

6 years ago

Should Canada’s healthcare system continue to be subsidized by a foreign government

 Despite Saudi Arabia's reversal of the decision to withdraw its 1,100 medical residents from Canadian hospitals, the question remains,…

6 years ago

MUHC study finds cannabis use increases risk of car crash for up to five hours

A study conducted by the Research Institute of the MUHC (McGill University Health Centre) and funded by the Canadian Automobile…

6 years ago

Douglas hospital employee stabbed by former patient

A 28 year old former patient, at the Douglas hospital in Verdun on Wednesday afternoon stabbed a hospital employee who…

6 years ago

Dr. Pierre Gfeller named executive director of the McGill University Health Centre

Dr. Pierre Gfeller, who earned his medical degree from McGill in 1980, will take over from interim MUHC executive director…

7 years ago

Health Minister to create official English language committee responsible for maintaining access to health and social services

Montreal Gazette reported Quebec announced the creation of an official English-language committee responsible for maintaining access to health and social…

7 years ago

Healthcare in Crisis: Nurses Mobilize for Safer Quebec Healthcare

Healthcare in Crisis: Nurses mobilize for change. The Quebec healthcare system is in crisis and nurses are overturning old taboos…

7 years ago

Scathing coroner's report spurs change at Montreal's McGill University Health Centre

Kimberly Gloade's final visit to the Glen Superhospital lasted 23 minutes – enough time to establish she was in dire…

7 years ago

This year the Royal Victoria Hospital celebrates 70th anniversary of first artificial kidney in Montreal

Dialysis treatments have been available in Montreal for 70 years. Dr. Willem Kolff, invented the artificial kidney during the Second…

7 years ago

Police arrest 28 year old MUHC Children's Hospital medical resident for allegedly stealing narcotics

A 28 year old medical resident at the MUHC, Montreal Children’s Hospital was arrested after being suspected of being in…

7 years ago

Superhospital public-private partnerships are costlier alternative: critics

Public-private partnership (PPP) — are supposed to guarantee that any cost overruns would be shouldered by the private partner and…

7 years ago

Quebec nurses union demands lower patient ratios and less overtime

Constant requests to work overtime in a heavy and stressful environment forced several dozen nurses to protest in Montreal on…

7 years ago

New born delivered by parents outside MUHC's locked doors

Laval's Culzac family is breathing a sigh of relief after their baby was born outside the MUHC’s Royal Victoria Hospital…

7 years ago

Medical imaging devices are underutilized by hospitals in Quebec's major urban centers – La Presse

Medical imaging devices used to detect and measure a wide variety of diseases - including cancers - are clearly underutilized…

7 years ago

Former Royal Victoria Hospital Falls Into a State of Ruin – Journal De Montréal

The building that still belongs to the MUHC is beset by water infiltration and vandalism The former Royal Victoria Hospital,…

7 years ago

40-year-old Quebec Medicare card gets makeover

Quebec is changing the look of its 40-year-old medicare card The new design for the ID cards for the Régie…

7 years ago

'New' Board of Directors schedules McGill University Health Centre Public Board meetings from evenings to mid-morning.

The Board of Directors for the McGill University Health Centre has decided to schedule the 2018 public board meetings for…

7 years ago

Collateral Damage, Part 4 the final part of the Montreal Gazette feature on security at the Montreal General Hospital

  Below are excerpts, from part 4 the final part of the Montreal Gazette feature on security at the Montreal…

7 years ago

Part 3 of the Montreal Gazette feature on security at the Montreal General Hospital

Below are excerpts, from part 3 of the Montreal Gazette feature on security at the Montreal General Hospital, for the…

7 years ago

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