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Our People: Meet Erin Macias, dietary aide, Parkwood Institute
What do you know about the people you pass in the hall or see in the cafeteria every day? What do they do at St. Joseph’s? Here we will introduce you to a member of the St. Joseph’s family, recognizing their contribution to respect, excellence and compassion. Role As a dietary aide, Erin prepares...
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Month by month
For Martha and Charles Dutrizac, giving a monthly donation to St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation just makes sense. These two retired educators – Charles spent his career at King’s College, while Martha was the Director of Education for a Catholic school board – have dedicated their lives to helping...
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Student innovators showcase work at London Health Research Day 2025
The region’s largest celebration of emerging researchers’ work, London Health Research Day featured oral and poster presentations from undergraduates, grad students, postgraduates and trainees. They shared their work with peers and globally renowned scientists in an array of specialized health and...
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Visionary giving
From the time of a serious motor vehicle accident in 2008 to an unexpected eye diagnosis in 2023, Chris Leavens has depended on the leading expertise of the medical team at St. Joseph's Health Care London through the years. “As a lifelong resident and businessperson in London, Ontario, I believe we...
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The power of positivity
“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...
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Tall dream comes true
With a list of burning questions in hand, Patricia Prance answered an incoming video call. On the other end of the line – a giraffe and his zookeeper. Prance has virtually visited not one but two giraffes thanks to St. Joseph's Health Care London's Palliative Care Unit at Parkwood Institute. Her...
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Pink in the Rink
Lacing up their skates and running their drills is second nature to the young athletes from the Lambeth Lancers Minor Hockey League. It's something they do hundreds of times a year to develop their hockey skills and compete. But once a year, their practices and games mean something more, and become...
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Spotlighting and Elevating the Voices of Progress
What is the most rewarding part of your role at St. Joseph’s? I’m very lucky to be a physician, researcher and leader at St. Joseph’s. The most rewarding part of my job is the ability to create new ways of caring for people with endocrine and bone disease, implement and then study them through...
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Changing the course of breast care
“Your generous gift is an investment in the future of countless people…the patients of the Breast Care Centre and in the lives of all the people who care about them, people you do not know personally, but people whose lives will forever be positively affected by your gift.” Upon hearing this...
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