{"id":33869,"date":"2025-07-28T10:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/?p=33869"},"modified":"2025-08-27T10:56:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:56:47","slug":"the-chus-geriatric-emergency-a-quebec-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/news\/the-chus-geriatric-emergency-a-quebec-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"The CHUS Geriatric Emergency: a Qu\u00e9bec inspiration!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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At H\u00f4tel-Dieu de Sherbrooke, nearly four in ten patients are aged 75 or older, a proportion expected to rise significantly in the coming years.
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From left to right: Eddy Junior Savoie, Executive President, Construction; Katarina-Darkise Marcil, Vice President, Customer Experience; Eddy Savoie, Founder and President; Carmelle Savoie, Vice President; Nataly Savoie, Executive President; and Dr. Audrey-Anne Brousseau, Emergency Physician and Head of Geriatrics at CIUSSS de l\u2019Estrie \u2013 CHUS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

In response, the Emergency Department Team took the lead in implementing an innovative care model specifically designed to meet the needs of elderly patients. Introduced in 2019, this more human-centered and reassuring approach is now drawing attention from other major emergency departments. Teams from the CHUM, CHU de Qu\u00e9bec, and H\u00f4pital du Sacr\u00e9-C\u0153ur de Montr\u00e9al, among others, have visited Sherbrooke in the past year to learn from the CHUS model.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a geriatric emergency department? It\u2019s a care environment thoughtfully designed for older adults, staffed with specially trained professionals, equipped with adapted tools, and supported by targeted protocols tailored to the needs of this vulnerable population. In fact, CHUS is the only hospital in Canada to have earned Silver-level Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation <\/strong>from the American College of Emergency Physicians. The team is now aiming for Gold by 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Audrey-Anne Brousseau, emergency physician and lead for the geriatric program, recently surveyed her team to gather their impressions and reflect on how far they\u2019ve come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Among the key positive impacts observed:<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n
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