“No other branch of medicine replaces the long-term work of a vital human organ” Don Sancton April 5, 2023 2560 Dr. Mark Lipman, Chief of Nephrology at the Jewish General Hospital, credits the Foundation for its life-saving support of a critical department. When your job is to do the work of a crucial human organ for alm...
Meet Dr. Lawrence Rudski, the JGH’s Chief of Cardiology and Medical Director of Virtual Care Don Sancton March 9, 2023 6972 “Care Everywhere.” Those two simple words represent the current strategy of the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) and its associated healthcare network, the CIUSSS West-Central Montreal. For Dr. Lawrence Rudski, t...
JGH’s Command Centre ensures most efficient care for patients Don Sancton February 14, 2023 3610 “I’ve always been focused on fixing things,” said Dr. Shannon Fraser when asked what draws her to her multifaceted work at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH). She is fixing a lot of things in her vital dual role...
Amid massive demand, the JGH’s Emergency Department remains a model of healthcare excellence Don Sancton January 11, 2023 3921 “It’s our donors who bring us to the highest level,” says Dr. Marc Afilalo, Director of the ED at the Jewish General Hospital Read the news and you’ll see that our healthcare system is facing many complex chall...
Tony Loffreda – Senator, banker extraordinaire, philanthropist and… soccer coach! The Montrealer December 6, 2022 4318 After achieving a remarkable success with RBC, Senator Tony Loffreda now brings his customary exuberance, analytical thinking and fiscal knowledge to his role in the Canadian Senate. Tony is justifiably proud o...
The JGH leads the way into a new era of healthcare Sarah Fletcher December 6, 2022 3451 "We don’t believe the status quo is in the best interests of patients,” says Bram Freedman, President and CEO of the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) Foundation. He’s sitting in his office on the first floor of Pa...
Healthcare administrators lighten the mood while fundraising Don Sancton November 15, 2022 3414 Third year of pandemic-inspired fundraising effort by CIUSSS West-Central Montreal leaders aims to be the biggest yet, with funds going to the health and well-being of JGH and CIUSSS employees In past years, we...
Donors are making the Jewish General Hospital a world leader in radiation therapy of rectal cancer Don Sancton October 7, 2022 4288 JGH Foundation funding kickstarted a study showing that targeted radiation therapy can prevent the need for bowel surgery for patients with early rectal cancer. Dr. Té Vuong is on a mission to prove that rectal...
Jess and Mark Pathy Centre of Excellence in Infectious Diseases at the JGH tackles leading medical challenges of our age Don Sancton September 9, 2022 2784 ‘We all now know the power of infectious diseases,’ says Division Chief Dr. Karl Weiss In the years before Dr. Karl Weiss started medical school in 1984, society was less concerned about infectious diseases as ...
‘A truly transformative donation for rheumatology’ says Dr. Laeora Berkson of donors’ generosity to JGH Foundation Don Sancton August 11, 2022 3604 Significant gift to the Jewish General Hospital Foundation from Ricky Black and Sophie Marquis will help to maintain a vital resource for patients of all ages with complex rheumatology disease “Research nurse” ...
