Tag: Montreal Children’s Hospital

Two-Time Organ Recipient Designs Green Shirt Day Logo Five Years After Bus Crash

Brandy Hehn was a regular in the kidney dialysis unit at the Regina General Hospital when the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash happened five years ago. Sixteen people died and 13 were injured after a transport truck went through a stop sign and into the path of a bus carrying the Saskatchewan junior hockey team…


Quebec Ombudsman Finds ‘Shortcomings’ in Care at Montreal Children’s Hospital

Quebec’s ombudsman is issuing a series of recommendations to the Montreal Children’s Hospital over deficient care. The investigation by the office of ombudsman Marc-André Dowd revealed numerous shortcomings at the hospital, including infrequent monitoring of patients’ vital signs post-surgery. The report, released today, also says young patients weren’t always properly monitored after they were given…