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For residents of long-term care (LTC) homes, a trip to the emergency department can be stressful or even frightening, particularly for those with complex health needs. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, about one in three LTC residents visit the emergency department each...

“You're in hospital and you're alive, don't look at what you're missing. Look at what you've got,” Bud Polhill reminded himself and others during his stay at St. Joseph’s Health Care London’s Parkwood Institute. The 85-year-old's relentless optimism is remarkable in the face of the events that led...

Within each of us is a world populated by a bustling metropolis of microorganisms – a tapestry of trillions in a delicate dance to balance health, well-being and vitality. Far outnumbering human cells, this dynamic ecosystem of busy bacteria, industrious fungi and elusive viruses is the body’s...

St. Joseph’s advocated for funding for 12 new beds to provide crucial services for mental health care patients The new beds, sited at St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute Finch Family Mental Health Care Building allows the organization's mental health care program to continue to offer crisis intervention...

Our teams worked to develop a new breast cancer biopsy method that combines contrast enhanced mammography (CEM) with mammography-guided biopsy technology to streamline the process for patients and technicians. In a newly published study in the American Journal of Roentgenology, a team at Lawson...

Building upon a long history of supporting and fostering healthy communities, St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) has become the first hospital in Southwestern Ontario to align its investments with its values to make an impact across the region. St. Joseph’s is collaborating with VERGE...

It’s not the usual interaction health care students have with patients and residents. These encounters are often deep, meaningful, intangible moments of grace. When students of the Supervised Psychospiritual Education (SPE) program sit alongside residents at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, every...

As the saying goes, we are all in the same storm during this pandemic, but we aren't all in the same boat. Staff, physicians and volunteers at St. Joseph's have come together in kindness to support vulnerable people in our community this holiday season. St. Joseph’s partnered with Morrison Food...

Students with brain injuries have an opportunity to learn the skills needed to successfully return to school after a brain injury. Learn more about the Return to School Program. View videos about how the Return to School Program is helping students resume their studies “During the Return to School...