Building of the Segal Cancer Centre, providing patients with the most comprehensive approach to care by combining cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, psychosocial support, nutritional support and clinical research in cancer. With one of the largest groups of clinicians treating cancer in Quebec and one of the greatest numbers of cancer clinician-scientists conducting research and providing patient care in Canada, the Segal Cancer Centre has become a leading research and treatment facility in this province.

"Donor support was the key to attract and recruit leading clinical scientists and create opportunities for breakthroughs in research, treatment and care."

Creation of significant endowments to recruit distinguished clinicians and scientists, including Dr. Walter Gotlieb (ovarian cancer), Dr. Alexander Thiel (stroke), Dr. Marc Tischkowitz (breast cancer genetics), Dr. Sven Wassman (cardiac diseases) and Dr. Jeff Golan (neurosurgery).

Creation of the patient-centric Edmond J. Safra Stroke Centre and establishment of the Rosalind & Morris Goodman Family Endowment for the Comprehensive Stroke Centre (providing funding for the research of Dr. Alexander Thiel). This comprehensive centre includes the Critical Care Unit, a step-down unit, a therapy room and a family room. It provides specialized, interdisciplinary care to stroke patients, with an emphasis on acute stroke management and intervention, as well as secondary prevention strategies and rehabilitation.

Acquisition of nearly six acres of land and two buildings just north of the hospital from the Soeurs de Sainte-Croix. After extensive renovations, the facilities — now known as Pavilion H — are the site of various patient services, notably the expanded Goldman Herzl Family Practice Centre, the new Cardiovascular Prevention Centre, a new Hemodialysis Unit, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and, in the future, the Division of Clinical Epidemiology.

Construction of the new Kendall Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, which uses the latest technology in angiography of the heart, as well as angioplasty and stent therapies. The facility helps JGH cardiologists unblock arteries as quickly as possible to improve patients’ odds of recovery without debilitating after-effects. It offers improved radiological imagery of the heart, more comfortable surroundings for patients and state-of-the-art equipment which will significantly improve the quality of life and care for the growing number of people suffering from cardiovascular conditions.

Construction of the new Berall Family Videobronchoscopy Suite, with state-of-the-art equipment for improved diagnosis and treatment of malignant and benign lung diseases.

Construction of two fully equipped, state-of-the-art laboratories in the Segal Cancer Centre, known as the WEBC Laboratories.

Transformative renovation of the Geriatric Nursing Unit into a state-of-the-art facility. With its unique features, including separate nursing stations for patients who are elderly and frail and those with cognitive impairment, an enhanced rehabilitation room, a sensory stimulation room and an inclusive, family-oriented environment, the Unit is the first of its kind in Quebec and significantly improves the quality of life and care for one of the most vulnerable and fastest growing segments of the population in our community.

Construction of the Ruth & Saul Kaplan Pavilion which now houses the very first Centre for Child Development and Mental Health in Quebec. The Centre regroups all JGH child mental health services in a child-friendly healing environment and allows the growing number of children in need and their families within our community to benefit from the inclusive, compassionate and comprehensive care they need and deserve to lead a healthy and productive life.

Extensive renovations to the Larry & Cookie Rossy and Family Palliative Care Unit, increasing patient comfort and safety and making the unit a much brighter and peaceful place that helps patients regain a sense of dignity and belonging in the final stages of their life.

Opening of the new Airways Centre for asthma patients, a clinical as well as research centre for diseases of the airways.

Expansion of the Brownstein Department of Emergency Medicine, with the addition of 19 beds to improve access and four new isolation areas to ensure better control over infectious diseases, and renovation of the Emergency Department's Red C Unit to optimise efficiency.

"What donors are giving us is the physical infrastruc-ture and the research capability to provide high-end care."

Expansion and renovation of the Division of Cardiology Ambulatory Centre – providing more functional facilities to accommodate the growing number of patients seen for cardiovascular conditions. 

Expansion and renovation of the Division of Endocrinology Ambulatory Centre. One of the biggest and busiest divisions in the JGH now enjoys 70% more space – with new offices, exam rooms, test rooms and waiting area – providing more functional facilities to accommodate and treat the growing number of patients suffering from diabetic and thyroid conditions.

Construction of brand new premises for the Division of Nuclear Medicine, including the acquisition of a new state-of-the-art PET/CT scan which is vital to the early detection and management of cancer.

Purchase of a 64-slice CT scanner, an extremely sophisticated device that allows physicians to provide quicker, safer and, in many cases, less invasive means of diagnosing a variety of conditions. It has helped to dramatically reduce the waiting list for significant diagnostic procedures.

"With the right tools, we can save more lives. Donors help make it all possible."

Purchase of a Biomedicus Console Heart and Lung Assistance Device that supports patients during the first 72 hours following open-heart surgery, those awaiting a heart transplant, and patients undergoing the “mini pump” approach to open-heart surgery.

Acquisition of the latest-generation da Vinci robotic system, which allows for unprecedented surgical precision, translating into shorter operating times, less blood loss, shorter hospital stays and faster return to normal daily activities, and a decrease in potential complications in treating prostate and gynecological cancers.

Addition of a RapidArc linear accelerator, enabling physicians to use more complex and targeted treatment techniques to deliver higher doses of radiation to the tumour site, while reducing toxicity to surrounding critical structures. This new technology not only helps to cure considerably more patients, but reduces side effects.

Purchase of new, state-of-the-art beds and patient room furnishings throughout the hospital as part of the ongoing Feeling Bedder sub-campaign.

Acquisition and implementation of the PACS digital X-ray imaging archive system, which is used to view and archive in real-time all diagnostic images – mostly from radiology, nuclear medicine, cardiology and endoscopy – from any computer within and outside of the Hospital.

Support of ongoing cutting-edge research in many fields, including cancer, aging, epidemiology, nursing, AIDS, cardiovascular disease, genetics, emergency medicine, nephrology and the psychosocial aspects of illness.

Creation of the BMO Financial Group Initiative in Medical and Health Sciences Education and renovation of the Health Sciences Library and Education Centre, whose extensively upgraded digital capacity has transformed it into a new learning environment and teaching centre. The facility provides an extensive knowledge base to doctors, residents, nurses and medical students, as well as offering a wealth of information to patients and families about illness, treatment, medication, clinical trials, self-help groups and more.

"Thanks to your generosity, the most vulnerable segments of our community can receive the care they need."

Establishment of the Bell Canada Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program, the first such program in Canada to specifically address the distinctive issues and meet the unique needs of cancer patients between the ages of 18 and 39.

Creation of the Louise Granofsky Psychosocial Oncology Program, the first such program in Quebec. Using a multidisciplinary approach, it provides social work, psychology, psychiatry and pastoral services to alleviate the distress of cancer patients and their families by focusing on their social, psychological, emotional, spiritual, quality-of-life and functional needs at all stages of the illness.

Development of the Adolescent Outreach Program of the JGH’s Goldman Herzl Family Practice Centre, a unique and acclaimed program in over 40 Montreal high schools, where weekly classroom discussions are held with students, resulting in over 2,500 teenage visits per year.

Creation of the Adler-Sheiner Patient & Family Support Program - a program specifically designed to provide the tools and information that families of patients hospitalized in the JGH’s Intensive Care Unit need in order to better understand and cope with a loved one’s critical illness and advocate on their behalf.