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Paul Garrett and his wife surrounded by his care team outside of Parkwood Institute

Partnering to improve care 

It took less than 30 minutes for Brenda Martin’s life to change forever. It was early one morning in 2019 when Brenda’s husband Paul asked her to call 911, saying he could no longer feel his legs. After days of testing, Paul was diagnosed with acute onset transverse myelitis, a rare neuroimmune...
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members of the COAST team standing on a stairway outside a building

Partnering to fill gaps in care 

St. Joseph’s Health Care London has partnered with three community service providers to pilot the Community Outreach and Support Team (COAST) – an outreach and support service for individuals experiencing serious/acute mental health and addictions issues. Collaborating with St. Joseph’s are the...
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 A masked woman in glasses, dress pants and a blouse reclines on a hospital bed with one arm outstretched as she gives blood and the other giving a thumbs up

St. Joseph's completes Ontario blood drive with a top-two finish

Staff, physicians, volunteers, family and friends rallied in support of this year’s Canadian Blood Services (CBS) hospital donor challenge – earning St. Joseph’s an impressive second place finish among 10 participating Ontario hospitals. With 70 donations from Aug.1 to Oct. 11, St. Joseph’s was a...
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A food service worker holding a plate in a hospital kitchen

Reducing our impact on the planet through partnership

Celebrating Earth Day on Apr. 22 serves as a conscious reminder of how fragile our planet is and how important it is to protect it. St. Joseph’s Environmental Services and Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) recently partnered with Kevron Recycling to enhance our organics recycling program at Parkwood...
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Photo of a historic bassinet used at St. Joseph's Hospital.

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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Howard Rundle

Howard at the Helm

Meet Howard Rundle, the new Chair of the Board of Directors of St. Joseph’s Health Care London. He is a research scientist who led one of Ontario’s largest colleges for nearly two decades. Now Howard Rundle has a brand new role – one that melds the researcher in him with governance prowess and...
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Unmasking brain injury

Confusion. Fear of the unknown. Worry about the future. Somehow, Niki Foulon manages not to be overwhelmed by these emotions as she shares the story of how her brain injury has affected her life. Instead, she lets them flow through paint strokes onto the stark white canvas of a mask. Niki and other...
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Lori Keenan, SLP

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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