Enhanced short stay capacity for mental health care patients
St. Joseph’s advocated for funding for 12 new beds to provide crucial services for mental health care patients
The new beds, sited at St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute Finch Family Mental Health Care Building allows the organization's mental health care program to continue to offer crisis intervention, assessment and stabilization for registered outpatients with a focus on short term treatment and collaborative care with their outpatient clinicians.
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Partnered to create a homeless hub at Parkwood Institute
In partnership with Atlohsa Family Healing Services and as part of the Health and Homelessness: Whole-of-System Response, St. Joseph’s became an official site for a homelessness hub in London and continued to re-develop the Indigenous-led shelter –Wiigiwaaminaan – in J Building at Parkwood Institute...
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Launched well-being initiatives for our staff and physicians
From pet visitation to on-site massages and healthy living education sessions, staff and physicians across St. Joseph’s participated in offerings to improve their personal well-being. In the fall of 2023, St. Joseph’s launched the Healthy Living Series to provide staff, physicians, learners and...
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Provided specialized sexual assault care closer to home through partnership
Victims of sexual assault in Oxford County can now receive expert follow-up care close to home instead of having to travel to London. As part of an innovative partnership between the Oxford County Community Health Centre (OCCHC) and St. Joseph’s Regional Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence...
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