Montreal Children’s Hospital

The Montreal Children’s Hospital is one of Québec’s leading centres for the treatment of early childhood diseases. Its staff includes world-renowned medical specialists. The Fondation financed the development of a Charles-Bruneau unit at the MCH in order to further its ultimate goal: a cancer-free future for all children.

On June 4, 2018, the Charles-Bruneau Foundation announced a commitment of $ 4 million to pediatric hemato-oncologist, Nada Jabado, M.D. This investment will allow her team to advance children glioblastoma research, one of the most devastating forms of brain cancer.

History

In February 2014, the Fondation Charles-Bruneau announced a donation of $1.5 million to the Montreal Children’s Hospital for the development of the new Charles-Bruneau Hematology-Oncology Day Treatment Centre at the McGill University Health Centre’s Glen site.

The Charles-Bruneau Hematology-Oncology Day Treatment Centre at the Montreal Children’s Hospital opened in 2015. Designed to ensure the comfort and safety of patients, it receives about 6,500 visits per year.

Benefits

The Centre delivers advanced specialized care, including chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies as an adjuvant treatment, blood transfusions, as well as the assessment and treatment of symptoms, including pain, infection and psychological distress.

In concrete terms, financing from the Fondation made it possible to build the following facilities at the centre:

Waiting room and play area

Triage room

Six examination rooms

Two treatment rooms

One observation room

One medication room

Two documentation rooms

One oncology satellite pharmacy

Vital statistics

The statistics concerning care dispensed in pediatric oncology at the Montreal Children’s Hospital attest to the importance of this unit for the Greater Montreal region:

The Day Treatment Centre receives 100 to 125 patients per week, which is equivalent to 6,500 visits per year;

80 new cancer cases are diagnosed each year at the Children's;

About 40% of the centre’s patients come from various regions of Québec.

Montreal Children’s Hospital

History

Benefits

Vital statistics

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