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A move in the right direction
At just 39-years-old, Beth Miller experienced a hemorrhagic stroke in early January – losing significant mobility in the right-side of her body. A devastating reality for a natural athlete and mother of three. After spending three weeks as an inpatient at St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute, Beth was...
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The beat goes on
Therapeutic recreation team keeps the music flowing for residents at Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care There is nothing like the experience of hearing live music, but for residents at Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care (Mount Hope) watching one of their favourite live performers via Skype –...
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What do a donkey rider, decoder and pilot have in common?
They are part of the 2020 Vision of Veterans calendar. John Brownell parachuted from his plane when it was hit by gunfire. Bill Martin rode a military motorcycle through Western Europe. Iris Thomson worked at Bletchley Park as a decoder. Tom Allen hopped on a donkey to get where he needed to go in...
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Stories lost and found
A new exhibit of fascinating artifacts is now on display in the history corner of St. Joseph's Hospital. Be sure to visit. In the large and eclectic collection of artifacts from St. Joseph’s Hospital in London, every object has a story to tell. Sometimes the story emerges by following clues, other...
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Rock the Parkwood rocks it out of the park
On a sunny afternoon in September, dozens of patients and residents from across St. Joseph’s Health Care London came together for the 10th annual “Rock the Parkwood” concert. Fan-favourite RBC/DC donated their time and musical talent to entertain the crowd with rock tunes from the past decades...
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Beyond the classroom
Medical students become volunteers as part of a social medicine course at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. In a collaborative initiative with Western University’s School of Medicine & Dentistry, 13 medical students have been volunteering at Mount Hope. The students visit...
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Know your status
You can’t rely on symptoms to know if you have HIV. Tremendous progress has been made in the response to AIDS/HIV since the virus infection first emerged in the 1980s, but not enough. While HIV treatment now allows people to live much longer, healthier lives and is highly effective in preventing HIV...
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Study reveals clinical factors linked to reduced mortality in injection drug users with heart valve infection
London researchers show importance of cardiac surgery and addictions counselling. Cases of endocarditis – infection of the heart valves – have risen dramatically in recent years as a result of the opioid crisis. In London, Ontario, 55 per cent of people who experience heart valve infections are...
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A stroke of gratitude
Allan Campbell shares his story of recovery at both London Health Sciences Centre and Parkwood Institute after experiencing a devastating stroke. Like any other night, Allan Campbell went to bed after a long day of work. Little did he know that at 11:45 pm, his life would forever change. No longer a...
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