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Stepping through the doors at St. Joseph’s Hospital for her first day on the job on May 1, 1974, Barbara Scott was eager to start working. Back then, Pierre Trudeau was Canada’s Prime Minister, the average price of a home in London was $31,000 and The Exorcist and The Sting were box office hits...

In London, Ont. more than 1,700 people are experiencing homelessness. Recognizing the growing crisis, more than 200 individuals from 70 organizations across the city came together and developed the Health & Homelessness Whole of Community System Response – a strategic roadmap for supporting unhoused...

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...

St. Joseph's continues to celebrate our 700 staff, physicians and volunteers making career milestones as part of our organizations Service Recognition Program. Noelle Tangredi, graphic designer, e-learning developer – and keeper of St. Joseph’s Hospital’s artifacts - is among this year’s recipients...

Volunteer Mary Macleod is among the recipients celebrating a 40-year career milestone.  Here’s her story. For more than four decades, Mary Macleod has been a steadfast and dedicated volunteer at St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s). Volunteering both her time and talents, Mary reflects...

Secord World War veteran George Beardshaw enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces at the age of 18. Beardshaw would go on to fight in France, landing at Juno Beach to help liberate French cities from Nazi Germany’s control. “We lost a lot of men during that time,” says George. Near the end of the war...

“I was surprised when I got the call,” smiles Chris Boyd. “I never expected it and I could hardly believe it.” The unexpected call was from the Governor General’s office of Canada. Chris was given the exciting news that she was one of this year’s recipients of the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers...

For the second year in a row, Spiritual Care volunteer Stefan Nichol wanted to show patients at Joseph’s Mental Health Care Program that they are not forgotten. Determined to make sure patients feel special over the holidays, Stefan once again approached several organizations for monetary donations...

After more than three decades as husband and wife, Adam and Suzanne Jessburger were separated due to illness. Almost a year ago, during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, both were hospitalized at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). Now the lovebirds are grateful to be together at St...