Ryan Finch is deeply committed to making transformational change to mental health care. His drive to stand up for mental health is fueled by personal experiences and what he sees happening in the community - and he’s in it for the long term. In June 2023, he took his decade-long support of mental...

St. Joseph’s Health Care London is growing medicine. As part of an on-site garden, traditional and sacred Indigenous medicines will be nurtured alongside fresh herbs and vegetables- the third summer for this innovative garden on the grounds of St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute. The garden is a key...

Frank Prato is a man of many firsts: First in Canada to conduct magnetic resonance brain imaging. A pioneer in magnetic resonance cardiac imaging. Driving force behind the installation of Canada’s first PET/MR scanner. Founder of the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP) while president...

June is Stroke Awareness Month! According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, more than 878,000 Canadian adults have experienced a stroke. Strokes affect each person differently, based on where and how much damage is done to the brain, but there is hope.

For anyone with a cervix age 25 and older, St. Joseph’s Health Care London, in collaboration with the South West Regional Cancer Program, hosted a unique, one-day only Pop-Up Pap Test Clinic – no appointment necessary. Twenty years ago, during a routine physical and pap test, Tiffany Lukas had her...

Ashmeet Gill had her first PET/CT scan shortly after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the body’s germ-fighting immune system. She was nervous. Claustrophobia is an issue for the young Stratford resident and the scan, necessary to determine if the cancer had spread beyond the...

Ask the farming Heeman family about their giving philosophy and the response is fittingly down to earth – both literally and figuratively. “The community is a lot like a plant – if you nurture it, invest in it and care for it, it will thrive and prosper,” says Will Heeman. Sitting around the table...

London’s hospitals have become an international flagship for innovation in clinical microbiology. More accurate test results, faster diagnoses and greater patient safety – patients across Southwestern Ontario will benefit from all three with a world first in London. St. Joseph’s Heath Care London...

At the tender age of five, Dr. Sukhmeet Singh Sachal felt his calling when his father took him to Pingalwara, a foundation in India for children who are orphaned or have disabilities. Witnessing a physician help a boy his age with a broken arm, he instantly knew he wanted to become a doctor. Over...