Posts Tagged ‘Montreal’

New CEO at the Agence

Monday, March 26th, 2012

I am very happy to hear about the appointment of Danielle McCann as the new CEO of the Montreal Health and Social Services Agency (known as the Agence).

As you know, the Jewish General Hospital has been making major strides in improving safety, cleanliness and the quality of care. In doing so, our objective is not just to provide the best possible care to residents in our immediate area, but to collaborate with all levels of government and with institutions across the city in order to strengthen the public healthcare system.

For this reason, I look forward to continuing our close relations with the Agence and to working with Mme McCann to revitalize public health care for the benefit of patients throughout Montreal

Purim

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

I got a real kick out of seeing Rabbi Raphael Afilalo, our Director of Pastoral Services, celebrating the Jewish festival of Purim on March 8 by visiting patients along with a group of merry-makers from the Hebrew Academy in Côte St-Luc. Purim is a joyous time of costumes, food and fun—an ideal opportunity to bring cheer to the lives our hospitalized patients. But laughter and warmth aren’t limited to just a day here and there. I’m proud of how much the JGH does year-round to humanize the care of all patients, regardless of their background, through the zaniness of Dr. Clown, the spirited songs of our music therapist, the emotional expressiveness of our art therapist, and much more. Our healthcare staff does a wonderful job of mending the body, but it takes smiles, sympathy and sincerity to mend the person.