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A powerhouse combination

In a Canadian first, St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) and Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson), in partnership with GE HealthCare, will become a centre of excellence in personalized treatment of cancer and other diseases by advancing the powerful blend of precision diagnostic...
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Sumani Vij

Creating pharmacists of tomorrow

As the complexity of chronic diseases evolves - and as rates rise in Canada - St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) is helping to create a new generation of pharmacists with expertise in outpatient care for a rapidly growing patient population. St. Joseph’s recently launched a residency...
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Llse Blum

A flutter with colour

In a quaint courtyard outside of Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care (Mount Hope) lies an oasis of flowers, gardening tools, watering cans – and the occasional fluttering butterfly. The garden, named the Butterfly Garden, is a recently renovated outdoor space that gives Mount Hope residents the...
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Norton and Lucille Wolf at grand opening of Breast Care Centre

Changing the course of breast care

“Your generous gift is an investment in the future of countless people…the patients of the Breast Care Centre and in the lives of all the people who care about them, people you do not know personally, but people whose lives will forever be positively affected by your gift.” Upon hearing this...
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Helen Berner sitting on a couch

Supporting the Sisterhood

Helen Berner knows why accessing the latest state-of-the-art breast imaging equipment is so important – it helped save her life. One morning while in the shower she discovered a grape-sized lump under her breast. At first, she didn’t think too much about it, but as the days passed she became more...
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Aligning values with investments

Building upon a long history of supporting and fostering healthy communities, St. Joseph’s has become the first hospital in Southwestern Ontario to align its investments with its values to make an impact across the region. St. Joseph’s is collaborating with VERGE Capital, which provides growth...
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Ting-Yim Lee

A lasting impact

An exceptional career of innovation prowess, influence and leadership has won St. Joseph’s physicist Ting-Yim Lee the inaugural Career Achievement Award presented by WorldDiscoveries. Ting-Yim, Director of PET/CT Research at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and medical physicist at St...
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Woman raising a dumbell with care provider's support

Putting the pieces back together

“Having a brain injury feels like none of the pieces connect anymore,” says Maura Brisbane who received care through St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Program. “It’s like when you shake a snow globe and the sparkling snow swirls through the globe before settling somewhere completely new.” Maura says she...
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Sylvia O'Connell

Acts of service

Inside Sylvia O’Connell’s (née Winstanley) closet at Parkwood Institute hangs her battle dress uniform from the Second World War. The jacket’s green wool and precise stitching have remained in pristine condition since she served in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps, stationed in England. It’s the...
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