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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...
Montreal entrepreneur buys 5,000 lunches for MUHC Employees
Thousands of McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) employees were treated to a complimentary meal on Monday, May 4, thanks to BFL CANADA President, CEO and Founder Barry F. Lorenzetti. The gesture of support from the Montreal executive comes at a time when health...
Nanji family helps CHUM and MUHC Emergency Funds
The Nanji Family Foundation has donated $1.6 million dollars in matching funds to 16 hospital foundations across the country to support critical patient care and stop the spread of COVID-19. They hope that their leadership gift will inspire others to join their family...
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Notre généreux partenaire Rio Tinto salue l'effort incroyable des 11,000 employés du CUSM et de l'Institut de recherche du CUSM pendant cette pandémie. Ils ont offert des collations réconfortantes Croustilles Yum Yum, faites au Québec, aux employés. Merci! 👏
Our partners at Rio Tinto salute the 11,000 dedicated employees at the MUHC and RI-MUHC who have been working tirelessly to provide the best care possible to our community during this pandemic. Rio Tinto has provided comforting Croustilles Yum Yum snacks, made right here in Quebec, to show their appreciation. Thank you! 👏
A spotlight on a wonderful initiative underway at the MUHC's Royal Victoria Hospital intensive care unit. This will no doubt bring comfort to patients ❤️ Just one example of how health care teams both here at home, and around the world, continue to come together to have a positive impact in the lives of patients and their families.
What are the current treatment options for COVID-19 patients? What trials are currently underway to target potential new therapies to tackle the virus? How do we prepare for the potential second wave? These questions and more will be answered during tomorrow’s Health Matters webinar featuring MI4 investigators and MUHC clinician-scientists Dr. Makeda Semret and Dr. Marina Klein. Join us at 1 p.m. and ask your questions in advance!📱➡️ bit.ly/3gxVg0e
Adamie Amamatuak was able to return home to Puvirnituq in northern Quebec after receiving a life-saving mechanical heart. Thanks to the coordination of Dr. Renzo Cecere, Chief of cardiac surgery at Centre universitaire de santé McGill - McGill University Health Centre and nurse practitioner Stéphanie Benhamron, Mr. Amamatuak was able to receive the care he needed outside the hospital.
The MUHC Foundation is proud to be supporting Dr. Cecere and the cardiology team at the MUHC through the Fix Broken Hearts campaign, so that they can continue to innovative and have an enormous impact in the lives of patients and their families.
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Heart pump patient readies for long trip home
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A man from Puvirnituq is recovering after becoming the first patient from Quebec's far north to receive an artificial heart pump.