MEDIA RELEASE: Masking to remain in place at all St. Joseph’s facilities
London, Ontario – While the Ontario government will be lifting most of the remaining COVID-19 mask mandates for indoor settings, including in hospitals, St. Joseph’s Health Care London will continue...
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FAST and slow - the varying speeds of a stroke journey
Would you recognize the signs of a stroke in yourself or someone else? 49-year-old Londoner Michael Lees is grateful his wife can. Her knowledge and quick action most likely saved his life. In the middle of the night in January 2022, Michael woke up with a strange feeling, “I kept tossing and...
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Free community toolkit in suicide prevention generates hope
St. Joseph’s Health Care London was the first organization in Canada to implement the Zero Suicide program. Today, the initiative is spreading across the province. What started as a lofty goal to reduce suicides and attempted suicides within a health care setting is taking flight in communities...
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Exemplary physician, compassionate cheerleader
Dr. Laura Lyons at St. Joseph’s Family Medical and Dental Centre was one of seven physicians in the province named Regional Family Physician of the Year in 2021 by the Ontario College of Family Physicians. It’s an honour that celebrates the vital contributions family doctors make to their patients...
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Harnessing the power of paper towels
Paper towels are often thrown into the garbage after use, but where do they go, and what is the impact on the environment? This is a question Environmental Services (EVS) at St. Joseph’s Health Care London recently tackled and the team has now found a solution that is eliminating paper towels from...
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A Message to Our Community
St. Joseph’s joins all South West hospitals in maintaining masking requirements indefinitely. Hospitals across the south west have updated their ongoing protections against COVID-19 and confirm that...
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Partnering to improve care
It took less than 30 minutes for Brenda Martin’s life to change forever. It was early one morning in 2019 when Brenda’s husband Paul asked her to call 911, saying he could no longer feel his legs. After days of testing, Paul was diagnosed with acute onset transverse myelitis, a rare neuroimmune...
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MEDIA RELEASE: 3D holograms a very real, new operating room tool at St. Joseph’s
London Ontario – At the Roth | McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Dr. George Athwal has become a Canadian pioneer in the development and use of digital 3D holograms to...
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Hovering holograms hone surgeons' skills
Surgeon Dr. George Athwal at St. Joseph’s Health Care London was the first in Canada and second in the world to use revolutionary mixed reality technology as a tool in shoulder replacement surgery. At the Roth | McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre at St. Joseph’s Hospital, orthopedic surgeon Dr...
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