Our Stories
Read the latest stories about what's going on at St. Joseph's Health Care London.

Rising and shining at the 2025 Breakfast of Champions
Amanda Lindhout never imagined that her journalism career would lead to her being kidnapped in Somalia in 2008. Or that one day she’d become a best-selling author and international icon for resilience in the face of trauma. Taking the stage at St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation's 2025 Breakfast of...
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Speech, hearing matter to St. Joseph’s patients and professionals
St. Joseph’s celebrates the life-changing work of speech-language pathologists and audiologists It’s the “little moments” of progress that spark Lori Keenan’s days as a speech-language pathologist. Now working at St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute with people who have acquired brain injuries and spinal...
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Re-imagining care of older adults
Dr. Sheri-Lynn Kane, Jacobi Elliott, PhD, and Erin Watson share nearly 60 years of experience between them and a bottomless passion for the care of older adults. They are now sharing the leadership of the re-imagined Regional Geriatric Program of Southwestern Ontario (RGP SWO). Its mandate is to re-imagine care for older adults living across the region.
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Retirees return as volunteers
“When people work for so many years, some don’t want to come back anymore, but to me it was like coming home,” says Joanne Lawson, a retiree-turned-volunteer at St. Joseph’s Health Care London. For most of her 42 years employed at St. Joseph’s, Lawson was a bright presence in patient registration at...
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Buddy with a badge
Jeremy Burton, PhD, is a research scientist at St. Joseph’s Health Care London whose work explores one of the most intriguing frontiers in medicine: the human microbiome. But while he and his research team delve into the complex ecosystems within our bodies, Burton has another role at St. Joseph’s...
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Harnessing the power of bacteria
More than half your body is not actually human, according to scientists. Human cells are outnumbered by trillions of microorganisms, known as microbes. These bacteria, viruses and fungi play an important role in keeping you healthy – from fighting harmful pathogens, to affecting the way medications...
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Breaking new ground in facial reconstruction surgery
St. Joseph’s Corey Moore, MD, and Louis Ferreira, PhD, have developed a ground-breaking surgical technique using robotic technology to improve the lives of people with skin cancer.
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Staying Connected
Your generous support of new televisions gives veterans like Terrence Abbott access to news and entertainment and keeps them connected to the world around them.
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A Gift of Gratitude
Big-hearted and beloved by many, Lorraine Yeoman left a gift in her Will to support St. Joseph’s Breast Care Program.
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