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Surrounded by care

St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute holds a special place in Brenda Schedler’s heart. The care teams provided her with physical and emotional support during some of the best and most challenging times in her life. It’s one of the many reasons she has been giving monthly to St. Joseph’s. She became a...
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Nourishing the care experience 

From carrots and broccoli to potatoes and beans, patients and residents at St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute are enjoying fresh vegetables grown in their own backyard. The vegetable garden is one aspect of the Nourish Project – a multi-year program with ‘food first’ and ‘food is medicine’ philosophies...
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St. Joseph's participates in London's Pride Parade

Despite the call for rain, more than 40 participants from St. Joseph's Health Care London marched in London’s Pride Parade. Staff and physicians were joined by their family and friends for the walk, which was back after a two-year pandemic hiatus. The parade route started at the Western Fairgrounds...
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Your generosity wrote the next chapters in medical research

Donor support kick-started research studies across St. Joseph's that are improving care and changing lives - here in London and around the world. Customizing a Bold New Approach for Hand and Wrist Injuries Wearing a hand splint can help patients recover from an injury, surgery or manage pain. In the...
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Thank you for Coming Together for Diabetes

When our community comes together, amazing things are possible. The Coming Together for Diabetes event was an evening to remember. Former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Kaleb Dahlgren spoke candidly about the challenges of managing type 1 diabetes, inspiring us all with his strength, resiliency and...
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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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Supporting families through education

Understanding how to support a loved one with a severe and persistent mental illness can be challenging and at times, even isolating. That is why, more than 15 years ago, the Mental Health Family Education Course was introduced at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, in support of patients and their...
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Your donation enables unique dementia care at Mount Hope

“What kind of pie should we bake?” It’s a question that might seem out of place to some health care providers. But not to Therapeutic Recreation Assistant Lisa Roselli. In the Memory Care Unit at Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, Lisa helps 36 residents living with dementia remain active and...
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