20:35 on 2012/10/09 Reply  

• Marc 21:33 on 2012/10/09 Permalink

  They can’t seem to make up their mind. First it was to move to the fully made-over D pavillion of the MGH. Then they made this addition and were to stay. Now it’ll move. (rolls eyes)

• Dave M 06:42 on 2012/10/10 Permalink

  It’s not a question of making up their mind. No one that I know at the MNI (where I happen to work) thinks moving to the Glen is a good idea and never has. (But then, no one I know who works at the Royal Vic thinks moving there is a good idea either. In fact, I don’t know anyone who thinks the Glen is a good idea at all.) The neuro was strong enough to push back against the government when they were first planning the Glen and wanted to move the MNI/MNH, but then the director died last year, so it’s not surprising that the interim director doesn’t have the same balls to push back as someone who’s been there for years.

• Kate 09:04 on 2012/10/10 Permalink

  Dave M, that’s interesting. Is it that people don’t want to get so far from the McGill campus? The official MUHC line has been that the Vic (and to some extent the Neuro) are too old, small and cramped to be any good – is that not a feeling actually shared by people who work there?

• Dave M 17:54 on 2012/10/10 Permalink

  People don’t want to work that far from where they live. Either they don’t mind commuting and already live on the south shore/in Laval/whatever, in which case it doesn’t matter them, or (more often) they live in the Plateau or the McGill ghetto specifically because it’s close to where they want to work/study and that’s the kind of lifestyle they want.

  The location is part of what makes an institution that particular institution, and in the neuro’s case it’s a world famous research centre and hospital on the side of the mountain. It won’t attract the same people if you move it to a less urban location. It’s less extreme, but would McGill attract the same students if they moved everything to the MacDonald campus?

  There’s also the fact that the place may be old, but it has a lot of history and where it is is a part of that. I’ve seen Brenda Milner give a talk in which mentioned how much she loved the neuro, and how she loved walking there up the mountain every day(!). You don’t have that if you don’t have a the mountain.

• John 14:59 on 2012/10/11 Permalink

  Dave M, its a bit of a generalization that no one from the RVH wants to move. The RVH is woefully inadequate in some areas to deliver modern treatments. It is, without a joke, falling apart in some areas. Moreover the lack of useful public transit makes its location on the side of the mountain far from ideal. Maybe Brenda Milner likes walking up the mountain, but there are lot of people who simply can’t walk up that hilll, particularly in winter, without some degree of difficulty.

  Sure the Glen site will be much less picturesque, but at least there will be direct metro access and new treatment facilities. As for the Neuro, its hard to imaging how the hospital aspect will get along without access to subspecialists in other disciplines (hematology, ID, cardiology, etc). To be the kind of hospital they want to be, they need to ensure that these other people will come and provide support when needed.

Reply Cancel reply

Required fields are marked *

Name *

Email *

Website