Facts and Stats

Who We Are

St. Joseph’s Health Care London is a major patient care, teaching and research centre.

Owned and operated by the St. Joseph’s Health Care Society, it is incorporated and governed by a volunteer board of directors from our community. With its founding organizations, St. Joseph’s has a distinguished legacy of services to London and Southwestern Ontario and to the veterans of Canada.

All facts and stats are as of April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011

2010/2011 Budget* (in millions)
Total Operating Budget: $474.3
Ontario Provincial Funding: $364.2
Federal Funding (Veterans Affairs Canada): $26.2
Other Funding Sources: $83.9

Facts and Stats:
Staff: 5,117
Physicians – Primary Appointments: 336
*Medical student trained (residents/fellows/med students) *citywide: 1069
Other health care students trained (nursing, physiotherapy, etc.): 1089
Volunteers: 1,100
Geographic Locations: 21
Beds: 1,397
Outpatient Visits: 524,241
Day Surgeries: 20,584
Urgent Care Visits: 41,230

St. Joseph’s Hospital:
St. Joseph’s Hospital continues to expand its role in day surgery, treatment and illness-prevention programs through its comprehensive ambulatory care centre. The hospital includes centres in urology, diabetes, and hand and upper limb surgery and therapy. Eye care is expanding to accommodate citywide ophthalmology care, including the Ivey Eye Institute. A full range of diagnostic services, including MRIs and CT scans, supports care focused on health and healing through prevention and treatment.

Beds: 34
Admissions: 10,447
Day Surgeries: 20,584
Outpatient Visits: 331,312
Urgent Care Visits: 41,230

Parkwood Hospital:
Parkwood Hospital offers complex care, rehabilitation, palliative care, specialized geriatric services and veterans care for both inpatients and outpatients. Long term care for veterans is provided in the Western
Counties Wing.

Beds (Rehab, CCC/Veterans, WCW): 456
Average Length of Stay: 85.7 days
Outpatient Visits: 16,395

Regional Mental Health Care:
Regional Mental Health Care London and St. Thomas offer specialized bed-based and community-based mental health care services for individuals with serious mental illness. Interdisciplinary teams provide assessment, treatment and rehabilitation services and strengthen community partnerships to help people regain independence in the place of their choice.

Beds: 391
London
Beds: 225
Average Length of Stay: 129.22 days
Outpatient Visits: 82,201
St. Thomas
Beds: 166
Average Length of Stay: 104.05 days
Outpatient Visits: 94,333

Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care:
Mount Hope provides short and long term care for residents who are 18 years of age or older and who may be cognitively impaired, physically and/or mentally challenged, and/or suffer from chronic illness. A significant number of younger residents enjoy programs tailored to their needs.

Beds: 394

Research and Education:
Lawson Health Research Institute is the research institute of St. Joseph’s Health Care, London and London Health Sciences Centre. Lawson is one of the largest hospital-based research institutes in Canada attracting over $55 million in research funding each year. Lawson is recognized internationally for its research and clinical work, spanning the full continuum of human life. At St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Lawson investigators focus their research on such areas as diabetes, geriatric care, rehabilitation, probiotics and imaging. Advances derived from research are applied directly to patient care and are shared through its regional outreach programs. (learn more about research and education)

The St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation:
St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation raises funds to support the St. Joseph's Health Care London family.  Through generous support from the community, we can improve access to care, fund leading edge medical equipment, invest in groundbreaking research, and support programs that make the lives of patients and residents better.

At the heart of St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation is a commitment to patient care, donor accountability and volunteerism. We are proud to continue meeting Imagine Canada?s Ethics Fundraising and Financial Accountability Code. (learn more about the foundation)