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Stephen Yeo, Spiritual Care supervisor-educator, in the chapel at St. Joseph’s Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care.

"A real strength for living" Patients benefit from Spiritual Care services at Southwest Centre

Years ago, during an evening chapel service for patients held at Southwest Centre, a volunteer from the community began the service by saying he was there to pray on behalf of “all these wonderful people,” so they would know they were loved. Afterward, Stephen Yeo, Spiritual Care supervisor-educator at Southwest Centre, rode the elevator with one of the patients on the way back to his unit. As he often does, he asked how the service had been for him. "He looked at me and said, 'He called us wonderful people,'" Yeo recalls. "Usually, patients will say the music was nice, or the reflection was...

Fueling System Transformation

Anticipation filled the air as more than 200 guests of St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) crowded under a large white tent to celebrate a transformational donation. Yet they were unaware of just how significant it would be for the community and the future of mental health care. On June...

Breaking down barriers

In an innovative partnership, victims of sexual assault in Oxford County are able to receive specialized follow-up care close to home. Considered the first agreement of its kind in the province, the Oxford County Community Health Centre (OCCHC) is collaborating with the Regional Sexual Assault and...

Creating pharmacists of tomorrow

As the complexity of chronic diseases evolves - and as rates rise in Canada - St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) is helping to create a new generation of pharmacists with expertise in outpatient care for a rapidly growing patient population. St. Joseph’s recently launched a residency...

A flutter with colour

In a quaint courtyard outside of Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care (Mount Hope) lies an oasis of flowers, gardening tools, watering cans – and the occasional fluttering butterfly. The garden, named the Butterfly Garden, is a recently renovated outdoor space that gives Mount Hope residents the...

Strength in storytelling

As a writer and independent filmmaker Jason Gray knows how to tell a powerful story. But the most compelling and perhaps unexpected story he’s sharing is one that’s not yet finished - his own. Jason’s story didn’t begin in a hospital room but it’s there he took pen in hand and began to write it. In...

Creating pharmacists of tomorrow

London, Ontario - As the complexity of chronic diseases evolve – and rates rise in Canada – St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) is helping to create a new generation of pharmacists with expertise in outpatient care of a rapidly growing patient population. St. Joseph’s has launched a...

Mary MacLeod dedicates 40 years to volunteering

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...

International hero touches down in London for St. Joseph’s Tribute Dinner

From international hero and serving as the inspiration behind a Hollywood movie to being the featured guest speaker at St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation’s largest fundraising event, Ambassador ‘Sully’ Sullenberger will take the stage at RBC Place London on Friday, October 20 for Tribute Dinner...

Knowledge, support and sisterhood - the power of BRA Day

It’s so much more than people at a podium. Those who attend Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day at St. Joseph’s Hospital will be immersed in a sisterhood of support and a sense of community like no other. And they will leave with knowledge gained directly from experts on the frontlines of care...