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Every year, thousands of patients from across Montreal and Quebec rely on receiving care at the MUHC and your donations to the MUHC Foundation have helped our hospital remain at the forefront of medicine. From supporting young researchers to purchasing leading-edge medical equipment, the lives of patients and their families have been greatly improved thanks to our community’s generosity. Our donors help make the difference between good healthcare and the exceptional care offered at the MUHC. Every donation helps us achieve our goal of continuously improving healthcare at one of the most comprehensive university health centres in Canada.
Learn how support from people like you is changing the lives of critically ill patients.
Connecting patients and their families
All visits are suspended for patients at the McGill University Health Centre’s (MUHC) Royal Victoria Hospital ICU. Cut off entirely from family and friends, it can be a lonely and difficult experience for many, so video calls can serve as a vital connection during a...
Education essential to COVID-19 care
At the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), when a patient goes into cardiac arrest, everyone springs into action. Just like in a medical drama, physicians and nurses rush to the bedside at the call of “Code Blue,” airways are checked and chest compressions begin....
Heroes behind the scenes: the MUHC Microbiology Lab
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been hearing many stories of physicians administering life saving treatment or nurses caring for patients in the ICU. The stories we seldom hear are those of the people working to address this health crisis behind the scenes....
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Paul Mayrand was the first patient with COVID-19 admitted to the Centre universitaire de santé McGill - McGill University Health Centreintensive care unit in mid-March. He spent 67 days in hospital, 37 of them in the ICU. After contracting COVID-19, Mr. Mayrand went into a coma and was intubated.
This La Presse article explores Mr. Mayrand's incredible story of how his wife, son, and MUHC staff helped his rehabilitation. We also meet the MUHC staff who were with Mr. Mayrand every minute of his journey, including when he opened his eyes and came out of his coma.
La longue marche vers la guérison
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Une fois que les patients les plus gravement atteints de la COVID-19 ont quitté les soins intensifs, une longue réadaptation débute pour eux. Certains doiv...Merci à Uniqlo Canada d'avoir pensé à ceux qui sont en première ligne avec un don de 2 000 t-shirts et camisoles AIRism pour les travailleurs de la santé au site Glen du CUSM. ❤️🏥
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MUHC health care workers at the Glen site were happy to receive 2,000 comfortable AIRism t-shirts and tank tops thanks to a generous donation from Uniqlo Canada. Thank you to Uniqlo for thinking of those who have been working tirelessly to keep our community safe. ❤️🏥
Avec un risque aussi élevé de transmission au personnel de la santé, la COVID-19 constitue un défi : les médecins et les infirmières ne peuvent plus se précipiter au chevet des patients en détresse. Découvrez comment l’utilisation de mannequins de simulation a aidé le personnel à s’adapter aux nouvelles mesures du Code bleu. 🏥👏
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Education essential to COVID-19 care - MUHC Foundation
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At the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), when a patient goes into cardiac arrest, everyone springs into action. Just like in a medical drama, physicians and nurses rush to the bedside at the cal...The MUHC Foundation would like to thank community member Mr. Jimmy Chan for generously delivering meals to MUHC staff from his family restaurant, Wok Café. He has been donating meals to health care heroes across the city over the course of the pandemic.
"It’s my way to thank them for keeping our community safe, to let them know they are not alone, and that they are connected with many of us. I am with them!” he says. ❤️🏥