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February 14, 2023

Since 2021, the JGH’s donor-funded Command Centre has provided a panoramic view of what’s happening throughout the JGH’s healthcare network.

“The Command Centre is a game-changer,” said Dr. Shannon Fraser, Medical Director of the Command Centre and Head of General Surgery at the JGH.

January 11, 2023

The current challenges in the JGH’s Emergency Department (ED) – which has approximately 84,000 visits a year – are very real. But the comparatively high standard of care is partially the result of community support in the form of donations to the JGH Foundation.

“It’s our donors who bring us to the highest level,” said Dr. Marc Afilalo, Director of the ED.

December 2, 2022

In 2023, the JGH Foundation is on the cusp of publicly launching a major multi-year fundraising campaign with an unprecedented fundraising goal. The centrepiece of this campaign is a transformational digital health initiative inspired by the notion of “Care Everywhere”.

"We don’t believe the status quo is in the best interests of patients,” said Bram Freedman, President and CEO of the JGH Foundation.

November 15, 2022

A group of healthcare administrators grew moustaches as part of a fundraising campaign in November 2022. Funds raised went towards the health and well-being of staff at the JGH and CIUSSS West-Central Montreal.

“I like getting people together so I thought we could use our leadership as influencers for a good cause,” said André Poitras, Associate Director of Nursing.

October 7, 2022

Dr. Té Vuong, a Radiation Oncologist at the JGH, is on a mission to prove that rectal cancer can be cured effectively without surgery.

“Our work was kickstarted by donations to the JGH Foundation,” said Dr. Vuong. “It solved the big obstacle in research of getting started – you need to provide preliminary safety and efficacy data or no one will fund you, but the JGH Foundation did and now our research is getting noticed and having results.”

September 9, 2022

Dr. Karl Weiss is very excited about the work that will be conducted over the coming years at the JGH’s Jess and Mark Pathy Centre of Excellence in Infectious Diseases, which he leads.

“We are working to learn how we can use AI to change things and help the hospital become a leader in this field,” said Dr. Weiss.

August 11, 2022

In 2021, Montrealer Ricky Black and his partner Sophie Marquis committed to a major donation to the JGH’s Rheumatology Division. Part of the donation will go towards funding a research nurse.

“All of a sudden, my headache about funding our nurse disappeared,” said Dr. Laeora Berkson, Chief of Rheumatology at the JGH. “I am so deeply grateful.”

July 7, 2022

Dr. Mark Basik likes to be challenged. For 20 years, the clinician-scientist at the JGH has been an enthusiastic participant in Le Week-end pour combattre le cancer.

“It has a true impact, allowing us to make research findings that can affect patient care,” Dr. Basik said.

June 6, 2022

Meet David Amiel, who was appointed Vice-Chair of the JGH Foundation in 2021 and Chair in September 2022. He discusses his motivation and vision as a philanthropist.

“What I’ve learned most over the course of my career is that being around individuals and organizations that give back is contagious,” he said. “I would argue it is one of the most fulfilling aspects of my life.”

May 1, 2022

In September 2022, Harvey Levenson completed his three-year tenure as Chair of the Board of the JGH Foundation. Nonetheless, Levenson’s work at the JGH Foundation is not over, as it has made an indelible impression on him.

“It's been a wonderful ride,” he said. “It really has. The people I've met and the friends I've made have been fantastic.”