Gratitude week

Here are the 16 winners of the prizes donated by TD Insurance for our CIUSSS’s third annual Week of Gratitude:

1. Marianne Villamor (Jewish General Hospital): gift card to Le Balcon
2. Mariane Manoli (Catherine Booth Hospital): gift certificate for Place des Arts
3. Lori Dulude (MAB): gift certificate for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
4. Gillian Fuchs (Mackay): gift certificate for the Opéra de Montréal
5. Marie-Claude Saindon (Constance-Lethbridge): gift certificate for the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
6. Emma Corona (Catherine Booth Hospital): gift card for a show offered on the Ticketmaster website
7. Guilda Moniz (CLSC Benny Farm): gift certificate for a purchase on the La Forfaiterie website
8. Manon Pilon (MAB): gift package for two people for a relaxation and spa treatment at the MBIOSPA organic spa, located in the lobby of the Delta Hotel in Montreal
9. Mohamed Ali Ag Ahmed (Sherpa University Institute): gift package for two people for a brunch cruise on one of Croisières AML's boats in Montreal
10. Hemaxi Patel (Mackay): gift package for two people for a dinner cruise on the Bateau-Mouche of the Old Port of Montreal
11. Paul Latour (Constance-Lethbridge and Mackay): Discovery Card for two people valid for one year in all Montreal museums
12. Andréanne Dufour (Sherpa University Institute): Passeport MULTI valid in the five Espace pour la vie museums
13. Caroline Lessard (Jewish General Hospital): Passeport MULTI valid in the five Espace pour la vie museums
14. Xiaochu (Claire) Huo (Constance-Lethbridge): Member +1 card offered by the McCord Museum
15. Maryse Laflèche (LLM Rehabilitation Centre): Member +1 card offered by the McCord Museum
16. Priscilla Moreno (CLSC de Banny-Farm): pair of tickets to the Cirque du Soleil's ECHO show on Wednesday, June 14, at 8:00 p.m.

The Communications team amassed over 130 team photos. We are extremely grateful for your participation.

• To view a gallery of employees from throughout our CIUSSS,  visit the Kudoboard platform.  

• Photo 1: Mariane Manoli and Emma Corona from Catherine Booth Hospital
• Photos 2 et 3: Maryse Laflèche, Marie-Claude Saindon, Paul Latour, Lori Dulude, Manon Pilon and Hemaxi Patel from the various sites of the Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre
• Photo 4: Caroline Lessard and Marianne Villamor from the Jewish General Hospital
• Photo 5: Mohamed Ali Ag Ahmed and Andréanne Dufour from Sherpa University Institute

Licensed Practical Nurse receives Medal of Merit from his professional order
Congratulations to Rubathas Somasundaram, a Licensed Practical Nurse, who was recognized by his professional order for distinguishing himself during his studies. Mr. Somasudaram won the Medal of Merit from the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers auxiliaires du Québec, which is awarded for “the professional behaviour of the most deserving student.” Mr. Somasundaram studied in the Health, Assistance and Nursing Program at the West Island Career Centre from 2020 to 2022. During his studies, he inoculated members of the public at the Décarie Square vaccination site, where he continues to administer COVID-19 and influenza vaccines.

“On numerous occasions, Mr. Somasundaram has demonstrated his professionalism and commitment to providing quality care to all clients,” says Dana Porubska, Coordinator for COVID-19 vaccination at Décarie Square and Parc-Extension. “He has become a valued member of our Multiservice team for his ability to acquire new knowledge, to problem solve and to always demonstrate compassion and concern for safety. His collaborative and adaptive contributions have been essential to the efficiency and quality of our CIUSSS’s health mission.”

JGH volunteer proud to be one of the hospital’s “angels”
See the golden, angel-shaped pin on the jacket that identifies Rebecca Leroux as a JGH volunteer? She got it from a grateful patient who told her, “It takes an angel to work in a hospital.” This outpouring of appreciation is what keeps Ms. Leroux—and hundreds of other volunteers across CIUSSS West-Central Montreal—highly motivated to regularly give of themselves. Ms. Leroux, 20, has even taken the extra step of helping to recruit fellow students at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf to become volunteers.

• For more information about Ms. Leroux,  see the JGH News.

Thank you for your years of service!
The Employee Engagement and Recognition Program team would like to thank you for your years of service to our CIUSSS. We are pleased to present you with the Honour Roll, which recognizes milestone anniversaries taking place in 2023. Milestones of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and even 45 years are listed.

We are deeply grateful for your dedication on behalf of the patients, residents and clients of our network. You provide high-quality care with compassion, dignity and respect—an immeasurable contribution to our CIUSSS.

• To see the Honour Roll,  visit the Employee Corner of the CIUSSS website.

Congratulations on your 40 and 45 years of service
Several of our employees will be celebrating a major career milestone this year, counting 40 and 45 years of service to our organization. Words cannot capture our gratitude to you for all that you have done for the well-being of our patients, residents and clients. Throughout the years, you have strived to improve our organization, and we will always be indebted to you for these efforts. Today, we applaud you for your admirable devotion. Kudos to you!

40 years

45 years

• Photo 1: Alina Coman, Margherita A. Mercogliano (40 years of service) and Manuel Gatt from the Finance team
• Photo 2: Catherine Bigras and L. Anita Cheng (40 years of service) from the Nursing team
• Photo 3: Faith Kershaw (40 years of service) and Vasthie Pierre-Louis from the Nursing team
• Photo 4: Julianne Desforges, Georges Bandavid, James Shapiro (45 years of service) and Yaël Harroche from the Technical Services team
• Photo 5: Serge Cloutier, Marisa Carnevale (45 years of service) and Sonia Boccardi from the Nursing team

Celebrating 35 years of the Technical Aids Service
Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre's Technical Aids Service (TAS) recently celebrated its 35th anniversary. The celebration also highlighted its staff, who have so diligently provided quality services to clients and the community over the years. On the occasion of Gratitude Week, we would like to thank all of you—employees of the TAS and the Rehabilitation Centre—for your dedication.

A tea of gratitude for SAPA employees
Thanks to the generosity of DAVIDs TEA, the employees of our six CHSLDs and Mount Sinai Hospital enjoyed a tea break. For many of the managers on site, depending on the shift, this break was an opportunity to hand out a box of assorted tea bags and to express their appreciation for the work carried out daily by each member of their team. Cheers to you all!

Care Everywhere: Through Patient Eyes
"You're just more comfortable at home. It's just amazing." — John Truss, patient

Back in December, John nearly died, and spent more than a week in a coma at the Jewish General Hospital. Thanks to the expert care he received at the JGH and the opportunity to fully-recover at home under the watchful eye of our CIUSSS's award-winning Hospital@Home program, John was able to see his wife and two young children again. Hear from John on his recovery as a grateful patient of Hospital@Home, and
from our colleagues, who are proud to participate in this pace-setting initiative, which exemplifies what Care Everywhere is all about.

• To watch this video, which also features Dr. Blair Schwartz and Sandeep Swan, a nurse,  visit the CIUSSS YouTube platform.

Grateful moments shared by our residents
Over the course of Gratitude Week, our cameras captured touching moments between our staff and residents of our
long-term care facilities. We’ve had a glimpse of who you are as employees—your passion, expertise and incredible human touch. Several of our residents were keen to express their deep gratitude for your care and companionship.

• To watch this appreciation video,  visit our CIUSSS YouTube platform.

The teams in HR’s Employee Engagement and Recognition Program 
and the Department of Communications and Media Relations 

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