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Margery Trenholme wanted to be a lawyer. And that would have been fine, except that Margery was born in 1913 and when she obtained her B.A. with first class honours from McGill in 1935, it wasn’t yet possible for women to become lawyers in Quebec. Women would not be admitted to the Quebec Bar until …

There is a new four-armed assistant in the Minimally Invasive Operating Room at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH-MUHC). A new Da Vinci Xi surgical robot is now at work, aiding surgeons in a wide variety of procedures, including thoracic, colorectal and abdominal wall surgery. Robotic assistance is the future of minimally invasive surgery, enabling more …

Arrhythmias are irregularities in the heart’s rhythm that create extra or missed heartbeats. This type of heart disease can lead to complications such as palpitations, stroke, and even death. Patients are treated with medication or minimally invasive surgery to stop the electrical impulses that cause irregular heart rhythms.  However, some patients are not good candidates …

Together Against Cancer – A Unique Collaboration Between the Cedars Cancer Foundation and the Montreal General Hospital Foundation to raise $100 million.

The reorganization of Quebec’s healthcare network, as proposed by Bill 15, has been discussed at length in the media over the past few months. A working group of healthcare foundations collaborated to ensure that the status quo in philanthropy, within the healthcare network, is maintained and preserved. Therefore, this message was shared with all donors …

The annual fundraising event for the McGill IBD Research Group, with the MGH Foundation was a resounding success, raising a record amount of over $470,000!  

The MGH Founation has invested $2 million for two new state-of-the-art hybrid operating rooms now in service at the MGH.

The POP Clinic is based on three pillars: exercise, nutrition and psychological care to help patients improve their condition in the weeks preceding their surgery.

The MGHF has launched an impact investment program for healthcare startups, thanks to the incredible support of National Bank and other generous donors.

Through the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation, the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) Foundation, and the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) Foundation, the Estate of Herta Vodstrcil is benefiting nursing, heart health, surgical techniques, mental health initiatives and much more. Herta Vodstrcil’s story is straight out of a Hollywood movie. She was born in Czechoslovakia in …