McGill University Health Centre

• Montreal hospital ordered to keep woman on life support so she can die in Nigeria

  The MUHC sought permission to stop all the 42-year-old woman’s treatments and give her palliative care after concluding she had no chance of neurological recovery.

  Canada

  Jul 16
  
• Discrimination claims continue at Montreal hospital following report into racism

  Employees, union representatives, patients and health-care advocates tell Global News that little has changed since a 2022 report detailed problems of systemic racism at the MUHC.

  Canada

  Jan 23
  
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• Grey Cup champion Alouettes visit sick children, health staff at MUHC

  Regis Cibasu, Louise-Philippe Bourassa, Frederic Chagnon, Tyson Philpot and Shawn Lemon from the Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes visited the MUHC on Thursday.

  Canada

  Jan 18
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• Masking guidelines reinstated for Montreal hospital health-care workers

  Masking guidelines at McGill University Health Centre have returned due to an 'important rise in the number of respiratory infections including COVID-19.'

  Health

  Sep 15, 2023
• Lachine Hospital to remain community facility as ER set to reopen

  On Wednesday the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) announced that it plans to keep the facility as a community hospital, a welcomed relief for advocates.

  Health

  Apr 26, 2023
• Quebec health-care workers brace for surge of patients in ERs

  With people finally able to gather with family and friends at full capacity over the holidays, medical professionals believe emergency rooms are in for a surge.

  Health

  Jan 2, 2023
• Soaring RSV rates in parts of Quebec lead national cases, strain hospital staff

  Soaring cases of respiratory syncytial virus in Quebec have pushed the positivity rate to 15 per cent in Montreal and Quebec City.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2022
• Montreal hospital caters to Indigenous patients by adding bannock to meal trays

  A psychiatry liaison nurse at the McGill University Health Centre said the idea was sparked after a 69-year-old Cree patient was hospitalized after undergoing cancer surgery.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2022
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• Why a Montreal ophthalmologist has run 50 kilometers, blindfolded

  Dr. Saheb says the experience highlights how important the sense of sight is. He says he embarked on the challenge inspired by the bravery and resilience of some of his patients.

  Health

  Oct 7, 2022
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• Report highlights systemic discrimination faced by MUHC patients and workers

  The McGill University Health Centre is facing allegations of systemic discrimination from employees and patients, according to a preliminary report obtained by the Montreal Gazette

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2022