One of the daily tasks of a hospital nurse is to take their patients' vital signs. The nurse jots down the information in a notepad or on the patient

At the Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre at Richardson Hospital, it used to be that for patients to start cardiac rehab they needed to see a cardiologist

Tissue donations can change the lives of many people in need of a transplant and can bring some comfort to the grieving family.

Indigenous Peoples face considerable inequalities due to Canada's past assimilation practices. Due to these practices, they have experienced a loss of

The Trois-Rivières radiation oncology department of the CIUSSS de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec made a tool used by medical administrative assist

Project Village was launched by the CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest to meet the needs of immigrant mothers with children under the age of 6 who have been

The project was to administer plasma transfusions to a 2-year-old child at their home. It's a first in Quebec. No patient under the age of 15 had ever

Unit 1, CHSLD de Donnacona du CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale – Part of the department was adapted to accommodate 5 people who, for various reasons, c

According to the latest data, 10% to 35% of first responders in Canada will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their caree

Since 2021, there's been a significant rise in requests for child psychiatry services in the Lanaudière region. The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on t

Every year, thousands of older patients arrive in hospital by ambulance for serious, but non-urgent, matters. In response, an initiative was created

The purpose of this project was to use 3D printing technology to make inexpensive mouth splints for patients with face burns. This type of burn can

Blooming Words is an evidence-based language stimulation program for children. It was developed by CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale and API-Enfance.

Placenta accreta occurs when a placenta attaches too deeply to the uterine wall. People who have had a caesarean section are at a greater risk of

Every day, therapists at the Centre de réadaptation Marie Enfant (CRME) at CHU Sainte-Justine offer rehabilitation and social integration services to

In December 2022, the CISSS de la Montérégie-Est launched a unique transitional housing project to help people who are leaving inpatient hospital care

In an effort to proactively address the shortage of patient care attendants (PCAs), the Support Program for the Autonomy of Seniors (SAPA)

The Jeffery Hale Minor Emergency Clinic is a project by the CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale that started in 2022.

Faced with complex and critical situations, nurses at the Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur-de-Montréal (part of the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal)

Healthcare employees work hard to provide quality care to patients. However, they sometimes need to administer medications that may be harmful