MUHC: The Big Move

Patient Jouri was all smiles after her successful move to the Glen site.

Moving Day: Children's Hospital successfully transfers patients to the Glen site

After the Royal Victoria move to the Glen site that was by all accounts seamless, Sunday is the big day for the Montreal Children's to make its way over, too.

false

Jouri Abdulmaola, 6, and Loic Bydal, 11, were two of 66 children who made the move from the old Montreal Children's to the Glen site Sunday.

Loic & Jouri: MUHC roomies make successful transfer

Roommates Loic and Jouri happily move from the Children's to their new site at the Glen hospital.

false

MUHC Move: Innovations through the years

As he Montreal Children’s Hospital moves to the Glen site, it’s time to look back at all the innovations over time.

false

CTV Montreal: Kids get ready for big hospital move

Sick kids get ready for big hospital move

Cindy Sherwin on the delicate operation required to move sick kids to the new Montreal Children's Hospital Sunday.

false

Extended: How staff is readying sick kids for move

How do hospital staff move sick children? They give them little suitcases for starters, Children Hospital's Helen Magdalinos explains.

Air Date: May 21, 2015

false

Photos from the past: Montreal Children's memories

The Montreal Children's Hospital is leaving a facility that offered care to generations of patients, some great memories in these images.

Air Date: May 21, 2015

CTV Montreal: MUHC Move: New standards set

MUHC Move: New standards set in ERs and operating rooms

On Sunday, the Montreal Children's Hospital will move to the MUHC’s new Glen site, where the ER and operating rooms will offer patients a new standard of care.

CTV Montreal: Moving the Children's NICU babies

Challenges await, optimism abounds as Montreal Children’s gears up for move

Next Sunday, the Montreal Children’s Hospital will move into its new home at the Glen site, and the staff’s priority is making sure the MUHC's youngest patients make the big trip in safety and comfort.

false

Neonatologist Dr. Louis Beaumier talks logistics regarding the Montreal Children's Hospital move to the Glen site, and gives his personal take on the change.

Extended: Neonatologist excited for step forward into Glen site

Neonatologist Dr. Louis Beaumier talks logistics and gets personal about the Montreal Children's Hospital move to the Glen site.

Air Date: May 18, 2015

CTV Montreal: What will happen to Children's

Questions loom around sale of Montreal Children's Hospital building

When Claire Adamson looks at the Montreal Children's Hospital building, a building just weeks away from becoming obsolete, she sees a space that could enrich or divide her community.

The 77 bus was put into service this morning, and runs from the Lionel Groulx metro station to the new MUHC superhospital.

Bus line to MUHC's Glen site in service starting Monday

The STM has added a new bus service to help people with reduced mobility get from the metro to the new MUHC hospital.

CDN-NDG borough wants superhospital parking fees re-evaluated

The borough of CDN-NDG wants to know why hospital parking lots are used to make money for hospitals -- instead of being break-even affairs.

Parking for more than 90 minutes at the MUHC Glen site is $25.

Is $25/day too much to pay for MUHC parking fees?

Some users of the new MUHC Glen site are complaining about parking fees, saying they are too high for those who require regular care.

Arthur Perreault, nestled in the arms of his mother, is the first child born at the Royal Victoria Hospital at the Glen Yards

First child born at new Royal Vic named Arthur

The largest and most complex hospital move in Canadian history went off without a hitch.

Aerial shot as patients transfer to the new Glen site.

Smooth move to Glen site for Royal Vic patients

The MUHC shut doors of the Royal Victoria Hospital Sunday, but not before moving 154 patients – some critical – and all the necessary equipment to the new Glen site. THe move went off ahead of schedule and without incident.

false

CTV Montreal: Sadness, joy as Royal Vic moves

Saying goodbye to the Royal Victoria Hospital

It's the end of an era – after 122 years, the Royal Victoria Hospital will be no more at 5 a.m. Sunday.

The Royal Victoria Hospital. Photo copyright McGill University Archives. Used with permission.

Royal Victoria Hospital falling silent on eve of new beginning

As the staff and patients at the Royal Victoria prepare to move to their new location at the Glen site, the hallways are growing silent, but the presence of history is still felt.

CTV Montreal: More dining options needed at Glen

Staff say Glen site needs more dining options

When the Royal Victoria Hospital moves on Sunday, the new Glen site will really come to life. But it seems some very basic support services will not be immediately available to the thousands of staff and visitors.

How to move a hospital: Massive Royal Vic transfer imminent

Sunday is a big day for the MUHC – it’s moving day. Starting at 7:00 am, some 200 patients from the Royal Victoria Hospital will be transferred to the new Glen site.

An aerial view of the Royal Victoria Hospital, date unknown.

Quiz: How well do you know the Royal Vic?

Many Montrealers have been to the Royal Victoria Hospital, but how well do you know the Vic?

Royal Victoria Hospital: 120+ years of history

The Royal Victoria Hospital has occupied a special place in Montreal since it first opened in 1893.

false

Annmarie Adams is a professor of architecture at McGill University with a particular fondness for the Royal Victoria Hospital

Annmarie Adams: The History of the Royal Vic

The professor of architecture at McGill University is obsessed with the Royal Victoria Hospital

false

Jonathan Meakins is a third generation doctor at the RVH. His grandfather's portrait is behind him.

Extended: Jonathan Meakins, 3rd generation Royal Vic doctor

Dr. Jonathan Meakins was the third generation of his family to work at the Royal Vic. He is also involved with the move of the RVH.

It's the beginning of the end for the Royal Victoria Hospital -- the patients will start moving into the Glen site April 26.

As Royal Victoria prepares move, MUHC says problems will be fixed

The countdown is on to April 26, the day hundreds of patients will move out of the Royal Victoria Hospital and into the new Glen site.

false

An MRI machine is pulled from the Montreal Children's Hospital on March 24, 2015

Extended: MRI pulled out of Children's Hospital

Surgeon-in-Chief of the Montreal Children's hospital discusses the MRI machine and its move to the Glen site of the McGill superhospital

false

Tour guide on the soul of the new MUHC

'It's refreshing, healing, the kind of place if I took sick I'd like to be in," tour guide Jean Parris said of the new MUHC facility.

Air Date: March 30, 2015

false

CTV Montreal: MUHC metro access assailed

Lack of wheelchair access at MUHC assailed

Laurent Morissette and other wheelchair users are displeased that Vendome metro has no elevator to the MUHC superhospital.

false

MUHC ready to make babies

Natal staff were doing some dry runs at the superhospital Friday in preparation for the kickoff on April 26, Denise Roberts reports.

false

CTV Montreal: No cell reception at new hospital

Cell phones don't work at Superhospital

Making a cell phone call from the new MUHC hospital might be a problem because reception is spotty.

Dialysis unit ‘mistake’ will leave Royal Vic patients behind

Dialysis patients at the Royal Victoria Hospital will have to wait another six months before they can move to a new dialysis unit at the Lachine Hospital.

CTV Montreal: Beds cut in MUHC psych facility

Psychiatric services to be cut at new MUHC hospital

Just months from opening its doors to patients, the new MUHC superhospital may boast many state-of-the-art services, but its psychiatric services are being cut.

false

MUHC unveils research institute

Surgeon George Zogopoulos and Jean Bourbeau on a glittering new West End health facility.

Pamela Porter is led away in handcuffs on Monday May 27, 2013.

Pamela Porter pleads guilty to money laundering

The wife of the former head of the MUHC has cut a deal with prosecutors.

MUHC shows off new superhospital

Thousands lined up for a tour of the new superhospital project, curious to see what all the fuss has been about.

false

Extended: MUHC superhospital will be a change

MUHC superhospital rep Imma Franco on what to expect from the new facility.

Air Date: November 28, 2014

false

Extended: MUHC superhospital will be a change

MUHC superhospital rep Imma Franco on what to expect from the new facility.

Air Date: November 28, 2014

false

CTV Montreal: MUHC Superhospital checking equipmen

MUHC Superhospital checking equipment

The hospital is checking everything from light switches to crucial machinery.

false

Extended: Normand Rinfret and Gaetan Barrette

The head of the MUHC and the health minister discuss the new superhospital.

Air Date: November 7, 2014

false

Extended: Superhospital staff will be motivated - Barrette

Quebec's Health Minister Gaetan Barrette said Friday that MUHC hospital staff will be more motivated to work in the upcoming facility.

Air Date: November 7, 2014

CTV Montreal: MUHC cuts no surprise: Health minist

Cuts in specialists no surprise: Health Minister

Quebec's Health Minister says the MUHC should not be complaining about a planned reduction in doctors at the new superhospital site.

Quebec to cut specialists at MUHC superhospital by 10 per cent

Quebec is planning to cut the number of medical specialists who work in the new McGill superhospital by 10 per cent, CTV News has learned.

MUHC superhospital almost complete

The construction of the MUHC superhospital is almost complete, but multiple infrastructure projects surrounding the Glen Yards will not be ready by the time the hospital opens next spring.

CTV Montreal: Superhospital shows off high-tech

Superhospital shows off high-tech medical equipment

Some cutting edge equipment – in total worth $255 million – is being installed at the upcoming MUHC superhospital, which is now 98 percent complete.

false

Unknown Montreal: The history of nursing

Karine Raynor is curator of the MUHC Art and Heritage Centre, which has a new exhibit about nursing

false

The MUHC had $4.3 million to spend on an 11-piece public collection at the new hospital.

Extended: Curator explains how new MUHC art was chosen

The new MUHC will feature 11 works of art bought with a $4.3 million budget. Curator Karine Raynor explains how the pieces were chosen.

false

CTV Montreal: New MUHC to feature pricey art

New MUHC to feature multimillion-dollar art collection

A multimillion-dollar art collection featuring 11 major works will be on display at various sites at the new McGill University superhospital

false

Extended: Nursing director, patient's wife on MUHC staffing

MUHC nursing director Andreanne Saucier says they have qualified and sufficient nursing staff, but patient's wife Luciana D'Amato has concerns.

CTV Montreal: Ministry axes MUHC PR contract

Health Ministry nixes MUHC PR deal

An $600,000 initiative aimed at improving the public reputation of the MUHC superhospital appears to have backfired, as the Quebec Health Minister has ordered the contract cancelled.

CTV Montreal: MUHC hires image consultant

MUHC hires pricey image consultant

In an effort to improve its image in the wake of the Arthur Porter fraud scandal and the Charbonneau Commission, the MUHC has hired some expensive outside help.

SNC-Lavalin somehow acquired access to its rival's plans for the superhospital.

SNC-Lavalin copied competitor's designs in making superhospital bid

Engineers from SNC-Lavalin said they were given access to their competitor's proprietary information in the bidding process for the MUHC superhospital.

CTV Montreal: How govt was fooled by MUHC

Superhospital staffers forced to toe line: Charbonneau Commission

Multiple witnesses have told the Charbonneau Commission they noticed problems and suspicious activity in the process to choose who would build the McGill superhospital, but either chose or were convinced to ignore their findings.

The MUHC provided this wide-angle photo of the superhospital campus under construction.

Awarding of MUHC contract under corruption inquiry microscope

The Charbonneau Commission took a closer look at Montreal's English-language superhospital on Tuesday and just how an alleged fraud of $22.5 million sprouted from one of Canada's most expensive public works projects.

Why superhospital 'underground' parking stands eight storeys high

Investigators say the MUHC stacked the cards in favour of SNC-Lavalin to win the contract to build the superhospital, and strongly encouraged another consortium to drop out.

CTV Montreal: No money for much-needed MUHC tunnel

Nobody wants to pay for $80 million tunnel to superhospital

The original plan on the books a decade ago included a tunnel to link the transit hub to the hospital complex, but it has not come to fruition.

false

CTV Montreal: Upcoming Superhospital will wow you

Superhospital nears completion

Excitement in the air as the massive new MUHC is just about one year away, Cindy Sherwin reports.

McGill unveils plan to revitalize Royal Victoria Hospital

McGill University unveiled an ambitious project Thursday to re-purpose and redevelop the Royal Victoria Hospital once the MUHC superhospital opens.

The superhospital project is slated to open its doors in 18 months.

One year after damning report: MUHC looking to the future

Almost one year after a government report exposed serious mismanagement issues at the McGill University Health Centre, the MUHC remains in the red, projecting a deficit of $20 million for 2013.

false

MUHC show off progress - with some artistic touches

The MUHC showed off the progress it is making at the Glenn Yards construction site. Caroline Van Vlaardingen with a tour.

false

CTV Montreal: Mayoral hopefuls campaign in NDG

Marcel Cote pledges tunnel to MUHC superhospital

Coalition Montreal candidate Marcel Côté is pledging to make sure the new MUHC superhospital is more accessible to public transit users.

MUHC facing colonoscopy backlog; patients told to look elsewhere

The Royal Victoria Hospital and Montreal General Hospital are advising patients to search around for a colonoscopy.

McGill aims to acquire Royal Victoria Hospital

McGill University representatives say that the Royal Vic could be integrated into the school's campus when the hospital closes in 2015.

A frail-looking Arthur Porter is seen being transported by Panama police officers in a photo supplied by the force Thursday afternoon.

Arthur Porter to fight extradition, seek bail in Panama: lawyer

Reports of Arthur Porter's imminent return might have been premature, as the former MUHC chief is now ready to fight to stay in Panama, according to his lawyer.

Cyclists push for safer intersection near NDG metro station

"I call it the valley of death."

CTV Montreal: MUHC cuts hit hard with 277 jobs slashed

After shedding 277 positions, MUHC eyes further cuts

After shedding 277 positions earlier this year, the McGill health network is preparing for another round of budget cuts to close its $50 million deficit.

EXCLUSIVE: Hospital labs to be reorganized despite concerns from medical community

After years of scrapped plans to reorganize hospital labs, CTV Montreal has learned Montreal Health and Social Services will go ahead with a complete overhaul, despite very strong reactions from the medical and hospital communities.

EXCLUSIVE: Hospital labs to be reorganized despite concerns from medical community

After years of scrapped plans to reorganize hospital labs, CTV Montreal has learned Montreal Health and Social Services will go ahead with a complete overhaul, despite very strong reactions from the medical and hospital communities.

The Royal Victoria Hospital is having trouble rounding up operating room nurses, leading to many delays in surgeries. (CP file photo)

A century after their deed, family behind Royal Vic fume over MUHC plans

It’s arguably one of Montreal’s most coveted real estate spots, on the slopes of Mount-Royal with panoramic views of the city. But the McGill health network is planning to sell off parts of the Royal Victoria Hospital despite the original deed saying otherwise.

MUHC: The Big Move

Latest Montreal News

Historical Photos of The Royal Vic