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Dr. John Denstedt

A Lifetime of Achievement

Dr. John Denstedt, renowned surgeon at St. Joseph’s Health Care London has been chosen to receive the Endourological Society Karl Storz Lifetime Achievement Award for 2019, which is presented to a urologist who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of endourology. Given to a...
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Recognizing courage and change

It started with a song. The Veterans choir welcomed a room of donors, friends and fellow Veterans for St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation’s annual Hall of Heroes event. This special occasion honours the steadfast generosity of the community and the remarkable spirit of Canada’s Veterans. Since...
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Were Accredited with Exemplary Standing

St. Joseph’s was awarded Accreditation with Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada, extending an achievement the organization has held for 16 straight years. St. Joseph’s Health Care London, which has held the highest designation awarded by Accreditation Canada for the past 12 years, once again...
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Became a centre of excellence in molecular imaging and theranostics

St. Joseph’s began the journey to become a centre of excellence in the treatment of disease by advancing the powerful blend of precision diagnostic imaging and targeted therapy. In a Canadian first, St. Joseph’s and Lawson Health Research Institute, in partnership with GE HealthCare, became a centre...
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Unlocking boundless potential

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...
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St. Joseph’s nurses making a difference

As we mark National Nursing Week May 6 - 12, St. Joseph’s recognizes the 1,400 hard working nurses for the significant work they do and the integral role they play in the health care system. The Canadian Nurses Association theme this year is ‘Changing Lives. Shaping Tomorrow.' We acknowledge nurses’...
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Dr. Ivanka Nebor

The right hand of a surgeon

Sitting around the kitchen table with her family, Dr. Ivanka Nebor heard about her parents’ lives as physicians in Ukraine. Their stories of science, of compassion, and of courage inspired her to go to medical school. They also led her to found INgenius, a non-governmental organization, and first of...
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Lawson ranks in top ten of Canada’s research institutes

For the 12th year in a row, Lawson Health Research Institute has ranked top ten in the country for the 2022 edition of Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals List by Re$earch Infosource. Lawson, the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London, has...
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Shauna Graf holding a copy of a book called the Zero Suicide Implementation Kit, standing in front of the Mental Health Care Building at Parkwood Institute

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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