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Tall dream comes true

With a list of burning questions in hand, Patricia Prance answered an incoming video call. On the other end of the line – a giraffe and his zookeeper. Prance has virtually visited not one but two giraffes thanks to St. Joseph's Health Care London's Palliative Care Unit at Parkwood Institute. Her interest in giraffes first sparked when she visited African Lion Safari as a kid. “I just fell in love with the way they ran and their tall necks. And I'm tall and lanky and run kind of like a giraffe,” she laughs. Prance always dreamed of meeting a giraffe and being able to pet it, but travel...

Chris Porter and Danny DePrest sitting on a couch together

Strengthening care for future generations

Family means everything to Danny and Chris. The siblings are among the youngest of 11 children in the DePrest family. They immigrated to Canada from Belgium in 1954 after family and friends boasted of ‘roads paved with gold and money everywhere’. The reality of what they found didn’t hold up to the...

A Tribute to Canada's Veterans

Last year St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation was unable to host its annual Tribute Dinner event due to the lingering impacts of COVID-19. Tribute is a marquee event that typically attracts a sold-out audience throughout its decades-long history. It also helps raise critical funds to advance patient...

three staff members wearing masks, holding the boxes containing the new bio masks

St. Joseph’s becomes first Ontario hospital to use planet-friendly masks

St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) is the first hospital in Ontario to switch to a medical mask that protects more than staff, physicians, patients and visitors. It’s also safe for the planet. The new green alternative mask is medical grade and certified while also biodegradable and...

St. Joseph's receives Green Health Care Awards

St. Joseph’s received two awards and one honourable mention at the 2022 Green Health Care Awards presented by the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care (CCGHC). Recognition through the Green Health Care Awards is predicated upon the results of a completed Green Hospital Scorecard survey, a...

Are you a caregiver for an older adult? Do you know what care a geriatrician can provide them?

Geriatricians are doctors that specialize in providing medical care for older adults. They start by assessing the person to find out what medical conditions they may have. They also review their medications and care needs. They then make suggestions for care options and services in the community...

Global initiative aims to prevent falls in older adults

Chaired by Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso, Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute, a group of 96 experts from 39 countries and 36 societies and agencies in Geriatric Medicine and Aging have come together to develop the “ World Guidelines for Falls Prevention and Management for Older Adults: A...

St. Joseph’s rehabilitation programs receive the WeRPN Employer Award of Excellence

St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute Rehabilitation Program is the proud recipient of the 2022 Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (WeRPN) Employer Award of Excellence. The WeRPN Employer Award of Excellence recognizes an employer that has demonstrated outstanding achievement in improving...

Keeping the holidays merry for people with diabetes

We have entered the season of much merriment - lots of eating, family gatherings, lounging and late nights. Fun, yes, but for people with living with diabetes or pre-diabetes, the holidays may require some extra planning. At the Diabetes Education Centre of St. Joseph’s Health Care London, educators...

The Drive to Give Back

Leavens Automotive Group steps up to match all donations made to Season of Celebration on November 29 for Giving Tuesday,