Our Stories
Read the latest stories about what's going on at St. Joseph's Health Care London.
Osteoporosis with Dr. Kristin Clemens: DocTalks Podcast Season 4, Episode 25
More women die from osteoporotic fractures than from breast and ovarian cancer combined. According to Osteoporosis Canada, over 80 per cent of all fractures in people over age 50 are caused by osteoporosis. Unfortunately, once a fracture happens, this silent disease is often in the advanced stages...
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Caring and connecting
If there is common denominator among this year’s recipients of the Sisters of St. Joseph Awards for Excellence, it’s their secret – or not so secret – superpower. The ability to create connections with profound empathy, compassion and sincerity. The three recipients fill very different roles yet all...
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Championing Inclusivity and Leadership at St. Joseph’s
What is the most rewarding part of your role at St. Joseph’s? The most rewarding part of my role is the amazing relationships I’ve created with an exceptional group of people – with my leaders, Dr. Dukelow and Dr. Northcott, St. Joseph’s physicians, my director colleagues and my team members in...
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A Touch of Kindness
Don and Wendy Smith know a thing or two about comforting people through difficult times. As owner and president of Smith’s Funeral Homes, Don has spent his career helping families navigate grief and caring for them as they say goodbye to a loved one. He has also been on the receiving end of care...
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Holding on to Hope
Dr. Serena Wong sees the need for increased funding to mental health care every day. As a clinical psychologist, she cares for adults of all ages – providing one-to-one therapy, as well as group therapy for in- and out-patients. And she’s worried about the growing need for mental health care...
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Double Vision
Dr. Fatemah Alali says that the expanded emergency care treatment space and new equipment in the Ivey Eye Institute is a game changer. “It has changed the way we work and improved our approach to care,” says the fourth-year physician resident. With donor support, the Ivey Eye Institute recently...
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Women Leading with Purpose
What is the most rewarding part of your role at St. Joseph’s? The people, without a doubt. In my current role within the Regional Geriatric Program of Southwestern Ontario, I am meeting new people within our local communities across the southwest. Each person has a passion to improve the care for...
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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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Breaking Boundaries: Honoring the Visionaries Driving Change
What is the most rewarding part of your role at St. Joseph’s? The days that give me the most energy are the ones where I have the opportunity to bring together different perspectives, agencies and roles to work collectively and make change that addresses complex issues for those we serve. Having the...
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