Founded in March 2009, the Société pour les arts en milieux de santé (SAMS) provides patients isolated from our arts community the experience of enjoying performance arts in their own health care setting. These patients, their families and health care professionals alike have been stimulated by these live performances.

Since October 2009 SAMS has presented almost 1000 artistic events in over 70 long-term health care facilities on the Island of Montreal and in and around Quebec City. For its 2011-2012 season, SAMS will present over 500 concerts in long term homes on the Island of Montreal and around Quebec City, and will also be developping a new program in partnership with the CHUM in Montreal. 

SAMS' Board of Directors : Mr. Daniel Turp, Law Faculty Professor at l’Université de Montréal, Mrs. Sylvia L’Écuyer, host and producer at Radio-Canada, Mr. Pierre Vachon, Communication-Marketing Director at l'Opéra de Montréal, Rita Ezrati, visual artist, Suzanne Dansereau, journalist at Le Journal Les Affaires, Julie Rousseau, Sales Manager at Medisys, Marie-Sylvie Chapdelaine, Senior Consultant at Solutions MSC, Dr. Isabelle Peretz, co-director, BRAMS (International Laboratory for BRAin, Music and Sound Research), Renaud Lapierre, president, Services environnementaux Richelieu and Nancy Cleman, lawyer, Sternthal Katznelson Montigny.

General and Artistic Director : Annie Saumier, MBA

SAMS' Launch concert on May 26th 2009 - Photo : Yves Renaud