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Gardening for the mind, body and spirit
Digging into the benefits of gardening is quickly growing into an empowering and healing activity for mental health care patients at St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s). Recreation therapists at the Finch Family Mental Health Care Building at St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute recently...
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Next-generation 3D imaging can guide surgeons’ hands
In a Canadian first, Dr. George Athwal at St. Joseph’s Health Care London has introduced the revolutionary next step in mixed reality technology that can track surgical instruments in real time and precisely point the way for surgeons. St. Joseph’s is one of two centres in the world to debut the...
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A unique and valuable learning experience for senior high school students
Dr. Donna Goldhawk, an imaging scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson), is providing a unique and valuable learning experience to senior high school students. Since 2009, she has accepted students to train in her hospital-based research laboratory at St. Joseph’s Health Care London in...
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Self-scheduling now available for breast screening appointments at St. Joseph’s Health Care London
A new online booking portal is making it easier for eligible patients to schedule their Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) mammograms at St. Joseph’s Hospital. With recent changes to OBSP guidelines lowering the minimum screening age to 40 and broadening eligibility, thousands more people in...
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An “extraordinary career”
With unwavering compassion and visionary leadership, Dr. Susan McNair has dedicated more than 40 years to improving the lives of survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence -a commitment that has earned her the distinguished honour of being named one of the 2025 YMCA Women of Excellence. As...
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Unlocking boundless potential
Ashmeet Gill had her first PET/CT scan shortly after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the body’s germ-fighting immune system. She was nervous. Claustrophobia is an issue for the young Stratford resident and the scan, necessary to determine if the cancer had spread beyond the...
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Illuminating discovery 126 years ago shapes medical care today
The first-ever Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Wilhelm Röntgen in 1901 in recognition of the extraordinary services he rendered by the discovery of the “remarkable rays” subsequently named after him." Whether you call them “remarkable rays”, “Röntgen rays” or “X-rays”, it is undeniable that...
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Do you know where to go for care over the holidays?
There are many options to receive care over the holiday season. Please review the resources below so you know where to go to find the services you need. Southwesthealthline.ca is dedicated to helping residents of 8 Ontario counties -- London-Middlesex, Oxford, Elgin, Norfolk, Huron, Perth, Bruce...
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A Little Fall to a Big Climb
Miranda Scott had big plans. She had just bought a house, was about to graduate from college for a second career, and was an avid rock climber, gardener and all-around exceptional athlete. It all ground to a halt when an accident in her home left her unable to walk. "I was panicked, in pain, and my...
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