Major Campaign

Michel is passionate about elder care. He manages the Short Term Geriatric Unity at Cité de la Santé since over 6 years and can see the impact of your donations on the services and care offered to our elders. This is why he is a donor and a great ambassador!

Dr. Haeck is a microbiologist-infectiologist and head of infection prevention at the CISSS de Laval. On March 13, 2020, let's say that his daily life took a turn! However, Dr Haeck always responds! To participate in the #300kmpourlavie, of which he is one of the veterans, to support us in our many questions about the pandemic, and any other related task!

Dr. Morin has been a radiologist since 1996 at the Cité-de-la-Santé Hospital. He was the head of the medical imaging department for 15 years and, according to his colleagues, he is an exceptional human being. Always involved and ready to give his time to patients.

Dr. Keu was one of the first to respond to our call to become an ambassador. A specialist in nuclear medicine at Cité-de-la-Santé, he wants to get involved because: he is convinced of the importance of the Foundation's mission to improve care for Laval residents; he wishes to become more involved with the Foundation; he wants doctors and staff to have a culture of giving back to the community through the Foundation and for Laval residents to give generously to the Foundation.

Dr Joseph Dahine is a doctor specializing in intensive care at the Cité-de-la-Santé Hospital. He is behind the medallions of recognition project for CHSLD staff (1st wave), which Patrick Lagacé (LaPresse) spoke about in the summer of 2021. https://bit.ly/3riJYWn. He is a doctor and a dedicated teammate, who is committed to the development of care and people. A great humanist who believes in the importance of each gesture, that's why he is involved in the Foundation.

Dr. Montigny has been a cardiologist and donor to the Foundation since 1993. Convinced of the importance of contributing to improving care, she is also an empathetic doctor who is greatly appreciated by her patients.

Christian has been a volunteer and donor to the Cité de la Santé Foundation for several years. Always ready to help, he has a great desire to contribute to improving the care offered in Laval. Computer technician at the CISSS, he is also the architect of many projects to make technology available, at the service of caregivers.

In early 2021, Antoine was diagnosed with stage 4 lymph node cancer. A year later, he not only won his battle, but he wants to give back and is studying to become a nursing assistant.

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In December 2019, Mr. Simard underwent knee replacement surgery at the Cité-de-la-Santé Hospital. Happy with the progress of the operation and the support for the orthopedic staff, he expressed his gratitude by making a donation to the Foundation. “It's reassuring to know that we are in the hands of the best medical professionals. I'm really happy with my new quality of life, because at 82, there's no question of slowing down! Let us be generous!"

Mathieu works since February 2020 at the CISSS de Laval. First a nurse in the emergency room and then at the Polyclinique Saint-Martin, he has recently become a "super-nurse": a nurse practitioner specializing in primary care in a family medicine group. "It is important to invest, each in our own way, for the health of all. Every life counts and justifies all of our efforts! "#ProfoundlyHuman

A citizen of Laval for nearly 30 years, Nicole has worked as an occupational therapist for more than 20 years. Recently retired, she decided to come back to lend a hand to her team in the context of the pandemic. "As an employee, I have always contributed, whether by buying a Loto-Voyage ticket for example. I find this important because I have received a lot from the Foundation, as an employee, but also as a patient - having received care for breast cancer in 2018."

Lebanese by origin, Nadine arrived in Quebec in 2007. Working with our elders is a great passion for her. She has worked with clients in end-of-life care and is currently at CHSLD Ste-Dorothée. "I am happy to contribute to the Foundation, because in my work, you can feel the concrete impact of the donations."

Sylvanise has worked in the Mother-Child Continuum at the Cité-de-la-Santé Hospital for 10 years. She is currently working in the birth unit, a setting she loves. Since 2019, she has been an ambassador for Loto-Voyage and convinced many colleagues to buy a ticket for the Foundation. "It's important to contribute! In the Birth Module, many devices essential for our work were purchased with donations to the Foundation, such as Pronox laughing gas which helps reduce pain during childbirth."

Nephrologist since 1996 at the CISSS de Laval, Dre Raymond works with clients with renal dysfunction, including dialysis patients. She particularly appreciates the contact with her patients and their relatives. “Some of them come almost every day for their dialysis. We are like a big family!"

Marie-Josée was born in Cité-de-la-Santé 35 years ago. She has always lived in Laval and has a great sense of belonging to her city and to her CISSS, where she has been employed since 2007. "I love my job and I am proud to be part of this team, especially with the year 2020, which will have profoundly changed us all."

Christianne has been treated twice for cancers at the CISSS de Laval (bladder and indolent follicular lymphoma). “I had the best care from the best doctors and nursing staff imaginable. The management was reassuring, the appointments respected, everything to encourage me to fight and come to terms with this disease! I contribute to the Foundation because I am grateful to the staff of the Cité-de-la-Santé, a hospital with a human dimension."

Audrey has worked at the Louise-Vachon residence, with clients living with an intellectual disability and serious behavioral problems, for 10 years now. "I am proud to work for the CISSS de Laval, I really enjoy my work and the team at the Residence. I agreed to participate in the Foundation's campaign because it is a cause close to my heart."

Middlyne Césaire is 31 years old and is a single mother of a 12 year old boy. Having received good care at the Hospital, and a proud Laval resident, she wanted to give back. “I am a person who only lives for justice, social equality and helping the most vulnerable. I am happy to contribute to the Foundation!"

Magalie is a clinical nurse in the University Family Medicine Group (GMF-U) at the Cité-de-la-Santé Hospital. “2020 is a very different year for everyone. So I would like to be able to help the foundation collect more donations by getting involved and raising awareness of the importance of contributing to the movement, in order to end the year on a positive note!"