Etiket: CHUM
A CHUM nurse threatened with deportation by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
It’s written in bold letters on the official letter: if she does not attempt to restore her immigration status, she must leave Canada “immediately.” Laurence Ameline, a 53-year-old French nurse,…
The CHUM now offers cryoablation to treat breast cancer
Some patients with breast cancer now have the option of being treated by cryoablation, thanks to a new technique that the University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM) is the first…
The Crown suggests 8 years in prison for defrauding the CHUM for 14 years
8 years. This is the prison sentence that Sylvie Dagenais deserves for having defrauded a distinguished CHUM researcher for nearly 15 years, estimates the public prosecutor. During this period, the…
CHUM and Pharmaprix | Pilot project for women’s health after childbirth
A pilot project put forward by the CHUM and the Pharmaprix chain will offer around a hundred women local care after their pregnancy, particularly with regard to their specific cardiovascular…
CHUM fundraising campaign | Objective: 200 million by 2028
(Montreal) The University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM) Foundation launches its fundraising campaign on Thursday with the ambitious goal of raising 200 million by 2028. Posted at 6:17 a.m. Those…
Embezzlement of 1.7 million | The CHUM victim of a family of fraudsters
Sylvie Dagenais thought she was “unattainable” for nearly 15 years. Neither seen nor known, the secretary of an emeritus researcher embezzled $1.7 million from a cancer research fund at the…
“It’s dangerous to work in the emergency room”: more aggressive and armed patients worry CHUM employees
The emergency room of one of Montreal’s largest hospitals has become “dangerous” because of an increase in aggressive and armed patients, denounce CHUM employees. “It’s dangerous to work in the…
Project with “enormous” potential at the CHUM: finally a real solution for access to emergencies?
What if hospital efficiency relies on artificial intelligence? This is the challenge of the CHUM, which is launching a revolutionary project that will predict emergency room traffic and speed up…
Towards COP15 | The CHUM is preparing “for any eventuality”
The University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM) is preparing for “all eventualities” for COP15, including the “worst-case scenario”. Certain accesses to the hospital will be reviewed and, in the event…
CHUM | The cost of dental care is holding back urgent operations
Surgical interventions, transplants, chemotherapy: at the University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM), operations had to be postponed because patients could not afford to pay for their mandatory dental care before…
Departure of the CEO of the CHUM | Stop “building the patients of tomorrow”
The health network must prepare to face a future pandemic. And quickly aim for carbon neutrality to stop “building the patients of tomorrow”. After seven years at the head of…
Fondation du CHUM: a silent auction with Guy Lafleur at the top of the bill
Even after his death, Guy Lafleur will help fight cancer. The Fondation du CHUM has indeed launched a silent auction with several items autographed by the Blond Demon to support…
For a real express bike network around the CHUM
The benefits of active transportation in terms of health are well established: in cities where a major modal transfer to active transportation has been made, a reduction in obesity, diabetes,…
CHUM and Réseau express vélo | You have to walk in the same direction
PHOTO SARAH MONGEAU-BIRKETT, THE PRESS The CHUM sent a formal notice to the City of Montreal. Nathalie Collard The Press The CHUM’s opposition to the extension of the Réseau express…
The CHUM does not want a REV on rue Viger
The CHUM plans to go to court to prevent the construction of an Express Bike Network (REV) in front of the ambulance entrance on rue Viger. The hospital center, which…
Downtown Express Bike Network | The CHUM opposes the cycle path on Viger
Risk of accident and traffic congestion: in a formal notice sent to the City of Montreal, the CHUM opposes the establishment of the new Réseau express vélo (REV) in the…
Motorway by bike in front of the entrance to the ambulances: the CHUM gives formal notice to the City of Montreal
The University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM) is giving formal notice to the City of Montreal since it intends to build a section of the REV, the Express Bike Network,…
CHUM and MUHC | Two health flagships are looking for their captain
The two university hospitals in Montreal will change CEOs in the coming months. Both the Dr Pierre Gfeller at the MUHC and the Dr Fabrice Brunet at the CHUM must…
CHUM | Guy Lafleur raised $1.5 million for cancer research
Guy Lafleur’s accomplishments were not limited to the rink: in the last years of his life, the hockey legend used his notoriety to advance cancer research. Posted at 4:20 p.m.…
The CHUM launches its Center of Expertise in Diabetes
The 850,000 people living with diabetes in Quebec will soon be able to benefit from the work of the Center of Expertise on Diabetes, which was created at the Center…