Health Matters
Health Matters Series
Join host McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation President Julie Quenneville as she sits down with the physicians and researchers on the front lines of today’s urgent medical challenges.
$1.4M to support vulnerable populations
Trottier Family Foundation supports new online research initiatives in the fight against COVID-19 The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation is proud to announce a donation of $1.4M by the Trottier Family Foundation in support of CanCOVID, a country-wide,...
Raising money and inspiring tomorrow’s changemakers
“I thought people would listen, but not as much as they did.” Marilena Papadopoulos is humbled and grateful for her community’s response to her personal fundraising efforts. The 21-year-old teaching attendant cut off over 10 inches from her hair, raising over $9,000...
Power Corporation of Canada supports the launch of the plasma trials
The McGill University Health Centre Foundation (MUHC) and the Jewish General Hospital Foundation (JGH) are proud to announce a joint gift from Power Corporation of Canada in support of a Canada-wide study exploring the efficacy of treating COVID-19 patients with the...
CAE’s Marc Parent donates to support research using the Biobanque québécoise
The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation is proud to announce a personal donation of $100,000 from Marc Parent, President and CEO of CAE and MUHC Foundation board member. This gift will support ground-breaking research using the Biobanque québécoise de la...
Montreal investment firm steps up to feed health care heroes
Employees at Jarislowsky Fraser are fundraising to treat 500 essential hospital workers to a warm meal A group of employees at Montreal-based firm Jarislowsky Fraser came together online to raise funds to support hospital heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19...
TELUS CEO donates to support research on the impact of virtual connection
President and CEO of TELUS and McGill alumnus Darren Entwistle is donating $100,000 of his salary to a research team at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), via the MUHC Foundation. The funds will support the entirety of a groundbreaking project aiming to...
RBC offering much needed comfort to hospital workers
RBC is providing 4,000 family-sized meals and 1,000 room nights to MUHC staff as a gesture of thanks Montreal, June 04, 2020 – Staff working at the Glen site of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) will receive a complimentary family-size meal from a local...
Women supporting women on World Ovarian Cancer Day
She is our mother, our sister, our wife, our daughter, our grandmother, our friend. This year alone, more than 10,000 Canadian women will be diagnosed with endometrial and ovarian cancers – these are the silent killers of women because symptoms mimic other ailments...
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Notre équipe est ravie d’annoncer la nomination de Jane Craighead et Michael Denham à titre de vice-présidents du conseil d’administration de la Fondation du CUSM. Ils siègeront aux côtés des vice-présidents déjà en poste, Marc Tellier, Partenaire McKinsey & Compagnie, et Claire Trottier, PhD. Michael Denham est président et chef de la direction de la BDC. Jane Craighead, PhD., CPA, CA, était vice-présidente principale des ressources humaines mondiales à la Banque Scotia avant sa retraite en 2019.
Le président du conseil d’administration, Norman Steinberg, Ad. E., a été confirmé comme président pour un second mandat de deux ans!
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Our team is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Craighead and Michael Denham as Vice-Chairs of the Board of Directors of the MUHC Foundation. They will join current Vice-Chairs Marc Tellier, Partner at McKinsey & Company, and Claire Trottier Ph.D. Michael Denham is President and CEO of BDC. Jane Craighead, Ph.D., CPA, CA, was a Senior Vice President in Global Human Resources at Scotiabank prior to her retirement in 2019.
Chair of the Board Norman Steinberg, Ad. E. will also be renewing his seat as chair for a second two-year mandate!
Marc Parent, President and CEO of CAE, philanthropist and innovator, values Montreal for what it is and for what it can offer the world. Parent’s interest in health care goes beyond his professional role; he is a member of the MUHC Foundation’s Board of Directors and co-chair of the foundation’s Dream Big campaign.
Parent recently made a personal donation of $100,000 to the MUHC Foundation in support of ground-breaking research using Biobanque québécoise de la COVID-19 (BQC19), the largest biobank of samples collected from patients severely infected with COVID-19 in Canada. bit.ly/3j5RXz2
Marc Parent – business leader, philanthropist and innovator
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Marc Parent values Montreal for what it is and for what it can offer the world By Tara Simonetta-Mann “This city is a hub for aviation and AI,” he says. “We have world-class universities and hea...Soutenir dans tous les sens! La Fondation de CUSM veut remercier l’équipe de Kanuk, qui s’est donné pour mission de soutenir la population durant cette pandémie. Au cœur de la crise, leurs ateliers montréalais ont répondu au besoin d'urgence des hôpitaux en confectionnant des jaquettes de protection. 👏 Ils ont également fait un don de 22 500 $ à la Fondation du CUSM de la part de leur équipe, de leurs clients et de leur communauté, grâce aux revenus générés par la vente de leurs masques. Merci Kanuk pour votre leadership!
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During the peak of the pandemic, the Kanuk team and their Montreal workshops responded to the urgent need of local hospitals by making protective gowns. 👏 They also made a donation of $22,500 to the MUHC Foundation on behalf of their team, as well as their clients and community, thanks to revenue generated from the sale of their face masks. Thank you Kanuk for your leadership!
Alert level orange: what does it mean for Montrealers? Infectious disease specialist at Centre universitaire de santé McGill - McGill University Health Centre Dr. Don Vinh joined CTV Montreal to explore the latest COVID developments in Quebec. Watch full interview: bit.ly/33UBzee