Montreal command centre moves into larger space
October 4, 2023
MONTREAL – C4 (the Command Centre), where real-time data about care throughout CIUSSS West-Central Montreal is displayed on-screen and analyzed by staff, has moved to bigger and better equipped premises at the Jewish General Hospital. No longer tucked away in modest quarters on the second floor of Pavilion B, the award-winning Centre is now spread over a pair of spacious, connected rooms in a central location on the main floor.
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