West Island Ciusss

• Employees of Floralies long-term care home in Montreal protest closure, CIUSS mistreatment

  Dozens of employees demonstrated outside the Floralies Lachine long-term care home Friday morning to voice their frustration with the West Island health authority.

  Health

  May 5, 2023
  
• Psychiatric unit at Lakeshore General hospital closes due to staff shortage

  A lack of staff has resulted in the closure of the psychiatric unit at the Lakeshore General Hospital.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2022
  
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• 4 staff fired, 6 disciplined for negligence at Montreal seniors’ homes

  After 20 cases of mistreatment at Floralies Lasalle and Lachine were investigated by authorities, four staff members were fired and six were disciplined.

  Health

  Nov 18, 2022
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• New long-term care home slated to be built in Montreal’s West Island

  A vacant piece of land in Pointe-Claire is set to be demolished and replaced by a long-term care home.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2022
• Herron care home was ‘deserted,’ even after health authority took over, recordings show

  Emails show that the regional health authority, West Island CIUSSS said they had taken over the Herron on March 29th, 2020 and things were "under control".

  Politics

  Apr 7, 2022
• Beaconsfield clears up questions regarding Batshaw facility

  The mayor of Beaconsfield clears up questions regarding the long-delayed Batshaw facility.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2022
• Beaconsfield COVID-19 testing centre is moving to Kirkland

  The CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal will be moving its testing clinic to the RioCan centre in Kirkland. 

  Health

  Dec 29, 2020
• WW2 veteran living at Ste. Anne’s Hospital praises front-line workers, denounces management

  "You don't win a war with softness, and we are in a war," said Wolf Solkin, who knows what a war looks like.

  Health

  Dec 10, 2020
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• Quebec health minister to review why officials paid for advice on how to talk about coronavirus

  Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé says he will review why the chief executive of the West Island health authority paid for advice on how to talk about coronavirus deaths.

  Investigations

  Jun 30, 2020
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• Montreal officials used emergency powers to pay for advice on what to say about coronavirus deaths

  A lobbying firm billed more than $140,000 in 21 days as part of a contract advising Montreal health-care officials what to say about dozens of coronavirus deaths.

  Investigations

  Jun 29, 2020