CBC goes behind-the-scenes at the new MUHC superhospital

Join CBC Montreal online and on airthroughout the dayas we bring youan exclusive look inside the newMcGillUniversity Health Centre.

• Infographic: The newMUHCby the numbers
• The MUHCbefore and after
• CBC'sin-depthcoverage of the newMUHCsuperhospital

Go inside theMUHCwith CBC News Montreal

This evening, CBC News Montreal will be live from the newMUHC.DebraArbecwill beon location at the entrance to the new Royal Victoria Hospital to bring you stories aboutthe people, patients, services and innovation at theGlen site.

Just before 6 p.m., you can explore the new MUHC withCBC'sMollyKohlias she takes you on a live,streamingweb tourbefore the hospital officially opens to the public.

Daybreak on location

MikeFinnertyand the Daybreak crew visited Montreal's newsuperhospitalin Notre-Dame-de Grace this morning to find out what the big change will mean forMontrealers.

We heard from patients, doctors and the administration who will be moving to theMUHCon April 26.

One of the biggest questions thatMontrealershave about the new hospitalsurroundaccessibility. We spoke to LaurentMorrisette, vice-president ofRAPLIQ, one of the most active advocate groups for the rights of people with disabilities.

Daybreak Montreal9:53RAPLIQ says accessibility a major issue at new MUHC site

Getting to the MUHC when you use a wheelchair isn't easy, says accessibility group RAPLIQ. The group's vice-president Laurent Morissette discussed those issues with Mike Finnerty during a special MUHC remote broadcast.

Patients worried about specialist care

Our reporter,ShariOkeke,spoke with patients about their concerns about hospital's specialty care departments.

WandaPotrykushas a kidneyautoimmunedisease that requires her to follow up with many different specialists including anephrologistand a nutritionist. She was devastated to hear that her nutritionist would not be available to her after the move.Potrykusis afraid that she will no longer have a skilled expert to follow up with her and provide her with the proper care she requires.

Daybreak's arts reporterJeanetteKelly also took a look at thepublic art at the new Glen site.

Daybreak Montreal8:56Linda Covit talks about creating Havre, her sculpture at the entrance to the MUHC

Covit was asked to create the largest sculpture on the new Glen site. It's meant to be a welcoming, hopeful work of art. She talks to Jeanette Kelly about what she made and how.

MUHC CEOtalks about new hospital

Norman Rinfredanswered some tough questions from MikeFinnerty, including how the transitionwill affect patients and what is being done to prevent foreseeable problems.Rinfretaddressed issues of transportation and patient concerns about specialty care.

Rinfretalso described some of the special features of the hospital,like single-patient rooms, which could improve prevention of infectious diseases.

• Listen to the full interview here
• Take a virtual tour of a patient room

For all of ourin-depth coverage on the move, check out our special report: The new MUHC.