In The News

The following are links to media coverage about St. Joseph's Health Care London or about issues that affect our organization and the patients we care for. This information is provided to help you become aware of news concerning St. Joseph's and health care in the community and province.

(The articles link to the original content on the external media websites, and St. Joseph's does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites.)

News coverage from 2012

CAV rides for veterans
London Community News, May 14, 2012

Battling a rare mental illness
CTV London (video), May 10, 2012

London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph's reduce CT wait times
Metro News London, May 9, 2012

Jail grim alternative for ill needing help
The London Free Press, May 9, 2012

Soldiering on in lifelong battle: mental health
The London Free Press, May 8, 2012

Michael Landsberg speaks at St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation "Breakfast of Champions"

• read the media release
• Battling Depression, CTV London (video), May 9, 2012
• Michael Landsberg: Champion of Mental Health, 98.1 Freee FM, May 9, 2012
• Michael Landsberg Talks to London Crowd about "Amazingly Tragic" Stigma of Mental Illness, AM980 news, May 8, 2012
• TSN star slays stigma, The London Free Press, April 29, 2012

Meet RoboBrogan: London's bionic man
London Community News, April 19, 2012

Shopping to help breast cancer
The Londoner, April 11, 2012

Premier vows to fill bed gap
The London Free Press, April 11, 2012

London hospitals' Dream Lottery VIP Draw cutoff is midnight Tuesday
Metro News London, April 10, 2012

Tableau of The Last Supper at Easter Cantata - St. Thomas Times
St. Thomas Times-Journal, April 5, 2012

St. Joe's told to better protect nursing staff
The London Free Press, April 5, 2012

Parkwood music therapy program (video)
CTV London, March 30, 2012

St. Joseph's and LHSC join Canadian Blood Services’ “Partners for Life” program

• read the media release from St. Joseph's and LHSC
• It's in you to give, London Community News, March 29, 2012
• She's true to type, Metro News London, March 28, 2012

Fitness frontiers (video)
CTV London, March 28, 2012

Ontario Provincial Budget

• Tory ridings take budget hit, The London Free Press, March 29, 2012
• Doctors express fear for patients, The London Free Press, March 29, 2012
• The austerity budget (video), CTV London, March 28, 2012
• Area hospitals take budget hit, The London Free Press, March 28, 2012
• Ontario health, university executives brace for budget pay freeze, The Globe and Mail, March 28, 2012

Public Sector Salary Disclosure

• More than 2000 London public employees on 'Sunshine List', London Community News, March 26, 2012
• Sunshine list: Ontario's $100000 club grows, Toronto Star, March 24, 2012
• Ontario Power Generation CEO tops 'sunshine' list, The Globe and Mail, March 23, 2012
• Ontario's Sunshine List grows by 10%, Toronto Sun, March 23, 2012
• Nordal's $1.45M impossible to miss, The London Free Press, March 23, 2012
• Sunshine list: 170 public employees make over $400000, Toronto Star, March 23, 2012
• Ontario's Sunshine List grows by 10%, St. Thomas Times Journal, March 23, 2012

Optimism - against all odds
Sarnia Observer, March 22, 2012

London scores well under health agency's age-friendly guidelines
London Community News, March 18, 2012

Dream lottery tickets on sale in Strathroy
Strathroy Age Dispatch, March 16, 2012

Aquatic rehabilitation (video)
CTV London, March 15, 2012

Dream Lottery tickets on sale
London Community News, March 8, 2012

Daring to dream, helping hospitals meet their goals
Metro News London, March 8, 2012

St. Joseph’s Hospital redesigns with green in mind
Hospital News, March 7, 2012

London Hospitals manage drug shortage

• read the media release from St. Joseph's and LHSC
• London hospitals manage injectable drug shortage, London Community News, March 9, 2012
• Drug shortage looms over hospitals, The London Free Press, March 7, 2012

Clinical Trial Seeks to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes

• read St. Joseph's media release
• London part of diabetes study, The London Free Press, March 2, 2011
• Diabetes study (video), CTV London, March 2, 2012

Bieb’s mom goes to bat for Bethesda
The London Free Press, February 29, 2012

Phoenix rising
London Community News, February 25, 2012

Quartet plays for Parkwood vets (video)
The London Free Press, February 23, 2012

Musical afternoon interlude
London Community News, February 23, 2012

4 new ER doctors for London
Metro News London, February 23, 2012

New MDs alleviate squeeze at ERs
The London Free Press, February 22, 2012

Operation Mend: Clinic on a mission. A three-part series on Parkwood Hospital
The Londoner, March 7, 2012

Operation Mend: Clinic on a mission. Part Three in a three-part series on Parkwood Hospital
The Londoner, March 7, 2012

Operation Mend: Clinic on a mission, Part Two in a three-part series on Parkwood Hospital
The Londoner, March 7, 2012

Operation Mend: Clinic on a mission. Part One of a three-part series on Parkwood Hospital: New screening process to help diagnose PTSD
The Londoner, February 22, 2012

In a breakthrough, Canadian researchers develop a new way to produce medical isotopes
The Globe and Mail, February 22, 2012

Patient tracking system at St. Joseph's Hospital

• Patient tracking (video) - CTV London, February 21, 2012
• New tracking system at St. Joe’s keeps families informed - London Community News, February 17, 2012

Reaction to The Drummond Report
The London Free Press, February 16, 2012

Recommendation highlights of The Drummond Report
The London Free Press, February 16, 2012

Drummond report out next week (video)
CTV London, February 13, 2012

World Day of the Sick ceremony at Parkwood Hospital (video)
CTV London, February 13, 2012

Installation of Canada's first PET/MRI scanner at St. Joseph's Hospital, February 8, 2012

• read our story and see fascinating photos/videos of the installation
• St. Joseph's Health Care London receives Canada's first PET / MRI scanner - Hospital News, March 7, 2012
• St. Joe's scanner a first for Canada - The London Free Press, Feb 8, 2012
• London hospital makes history - Metro News London, Feb 8, 2012
• 10 ton imaging scanner (video) - CTV London, Feb 8, 2012
• Siemens Healthcare to install Canada's first Biograph mMR at St. Joseph's - DigitalJournal.com press release, Feb 8, 2012
• Use by patients depends on health ministry funding - The London Free Press, February 21, 2012

A three-part series relating to local mental health initiatives was featured on CTV London in conjunction with Bell Canada's "Lets Talk" campaign February 6-8, 2012:

• Residents of St. Joseph's Regional Mental Health Care's Steele Street group rehabilitation home are beginning to utilize technology as part of their recovery process
• The rehabilitation apartment at St. Joseph's Regional Mental Health Care in St. Thomas helps ease the transition to a more independent style of living for patients
• Lawson Research Institute study focusing on homeless youth with addiction and mental health issues

Making lives better one apple pie at a time
Metro News London, February 6, 2012

Changes to St. Mary's Annex:

• learn about the changes and view our video and photos of the construction progress
• St. Mary's Hospital demolition continues The London Free Press, February 13, 2012
• St. Mary's Hospital being demolished The London Free Press, February 3, 2012

Volunteer Listings Feb. 2/12
The Londoner, February 1, 2012

Doctors needled to take the lead
The London Free Press, January 27, 2012

London's hospitals extend proactive disclosure to include past executive compensation information, January 24, 2011

• A letter to the community
• Media release from St. Joseph's Health Care London and London Health Sciences Centre
• Media coverage:
  • Hospital executive deals a long-hidden malignancy, The London Free Press
  • Big pay tough pill to swallow, The London Free Press
  • Official in Nordal deal promoted by minister, The London Free Press
  • Nordal pocketed extra $1M, The London Free Press
  • Ontario hospital exec got $1.17M bonus, docs show, The London Free Press
  • Board defends sweet deal, The London Free Press
  • Hospital Boards Stand Firm on Nordal's $1.17m Bonus, AM 980
  • Former London Hospital CEO's Bonus Package Causes Uproar, AM 980

"I don't feel challenged"
Tillsonburg News, January 25, 2012

Pie Lady is having a slice
The Londoner, January 24, 2012

Reader to Reader - Top-notch care at St. Joe’s
The London Free Press, January 23, 2012

Reader to Reader - Medway offers big boost to Breast Cancer Centre
The London Free Press, January 23, 2012

Determined in rehab — and on the ice
St. Thomas Times-Journal, January 21, 2012

Slice of Kindness
London Community News, January 19, 2012

Checking up on Gillian Kernaghan
Ontario Hospital Association, January 19, 2012

Non-vaccinated health workers killing us
The London Free Press, January 19, 2012

Workers in health-care field should get the flu vaccine
The London Free Press, January 18, 2012

London in Brief: Michael Landsberg at Breakfast of Champions
Metro News London, January 17, 2012

Early diagnosis helps couple plan for future
Woodstock Sentinel Review, January 16, 2012

Woodstock man learns to read again through the use of a Smart Board (video)
CTV London, January 9, 2012

Dementia (video)
CTV London, January 9, 2012

Hospitals reveal executive contracts
The London Free Press, January 3, 2012