JGH Foundation donors help fund the critical cancer research of Dr. Nathalie Johnson
January 18, 2022
“I was always fascinated with the science and the biology of lymphoma,” said Dr. Nathalie Johnson, a clinician-scientist at the Lady Davis Institute of the JGH. “There’s a possibility of a cure, which is very rewarding I tell my patients, ‘You have cancer, but you can get through this.’”
View MoreLeading nurses in a pandemic: A Q&A with Lucie Tremblay
December 8, 2021
“You know, being a nurse is the most beautiful profession in the world,” said Lucie Tremblay, Director of Nursing for CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, the JGH’s healthcare network. “We are there the day the person takes their first breath, and we are there throughout their lives until they have their last one.”
View MoreFrom Generation to Generation – Making the World a Better Place
November 13, 2021
Our donors help power the innovation happening at the JGH. This includes philanthropists like Robert Carsley, who made a generous donation that helped fund a new PET scanner and gamma cameras at the JGH. He also helped the hospital purchase its latest Da Vinci robots.
View MoreDr. Susan Kahn, the JGH’s authority on thromboembolism, devotes herself to patient care and research
October 19, 2021
Dr. Susan Kahn, an internist and clinical epidemiologist based at the JGH, has contributed enormously to the understanding of venous thromboembolism, a serious medical condition that affects more than 50,000 Canadians every year. She is the founder and director of the JGH’s Centre of Excellence in Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Care.
View MorePierre Brosseau devotes philanthropic efforts at the JGH to fighting infectious diseases
August 29, 2021
At first, it was challenging for Pierre Brosseau, chairman of the board of RNC Media Inc. and a community volunteer, to interest people in fighting infectious diseases at the JGH. Then, the pandemic arrived.
“People began to recognize the importance of investing in research to fight infectious diseases,” he said.
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