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Sertraline (Zoloft®)
This is a fact sheet for patients about the SSRI Sertraline (Zoloft) that explains what the drug is, how it works and how it should be taken. Sertraline is used to treat a wide range of mental health conditions, including unipolar depression (low mood), generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and eating disorders.
Lamotrigine Fact Sheet
This is a fact sheet for Lamotrigine (Lamictal), a drug commonly used to manage epilepsy. This sheet outlines why this medication is prescribed, how it should be used, special precautions, side effects and storage requirements.
Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal®)
This is a fact sheet for patients about Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), a drug used to treat epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia, and to manage nerve pain resulting from a spinal cord injury. Oxcarbazepine is also used for the treatment of acute mania or the prevention of bipolar disorder episodes. This fact sheet outlines how the medication should be used, what special precautions should be taken, what its potential side effects are and how it should be stored.
Lumbar Sympathetic Block
This is a patient information sheet about a local anesthetic called Lumbar Sympathetic Block. It explains what the procedure is, why it's done, how to prepare, what to expect during and after the procedure, and any potential side effects.
DocTalks with Dr. Sheri-Lynn Kane and Jacobi Elliott, PhD
… Sheri-Lynn Kane and Jacobi Elliott, PhD Fostering a Health Care System Responsive to Older Adults Dr. Sheri-Lynn … come to mind: What changes are being made to the health care system to manage the aging population? How will the … system work for me? What can I do to ensure I receive the care I need? St. Joseph’s is leading the Regional Geriatric …
South West Nurse-Led Outreach Team (NLOT)
… West Nurse-Led Outreach Team (NLOT) partners with long-term care homes to improve residents’ access to specialized care. The South West NLOT team at St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) supports homes in Elgin, Grey … West Nurse-Led Outreach Team (NLOT) partners with long-term care homes to improve residents’ access to specialized care. …
St. Joseph’s launches Health Crisis Fund to support local COVID-19 research
… March 30, 2020 LONDON, Ontario – St. Joseph’s Health Care London and Lawson Health Research Institute … be used to prevent and treat COVID-19. St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation will accelerate the creation of the studies … Health Crisis Fund has been created by St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation to enable these and other research studies …
Specialized Geriatric Services: Inpatient
… Unit brochure Refer a patient to the Musculoskeletal Care Unit Geriatric Psychiatry Program This inpatient … illness, or severe behavioural disturbances. Specialized care provides a focus on assessment, treatment, … cultural and psychosocial aspects of the individual. Acute Care of the Elderly Unit (ACE unit) The ACE unit is a 14-bed …
Patient and resident experience
… We are committed to earning complete confidence in the care we provide to our patients and residents. One way we … families to provide feedback on their experiences with our care, our facilities and our physicians and staff. We gather … work to earn 100 per cent satisfaction in all our areas of care, we recognize earning confidence is a process, one that …
Media Release: St. Joseph’s gradually reintroduces services
… services June 4, 2020 LONDON, Ontario – St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) is gradually reintroducing … safety and wellbeing of our patients, residents and health care workers is always at the forefront of our planning, … says Roy Butler, St. Joseph’s Vice President of Patient Care and Risk Management. “It’s a delicate balance to ensure …
Rogers Network interruption
… Network interruption July 8, 2022 St. Joseph’s Health Care London is aware of the current Rogers network … unless they have been contacted directly. Virtual care appointments are still available for those who have … access. For patients who are unable to connect, our health care teams will be in touch to rebook your appointment. …
London Hospitals introduce respiratory season Masking Guidelines
… Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) are introducing respiratory … a goal of ensuring staff, physicians, volunteers, patients, caregivers, visitors and our community remain protected … to enhance our safety practices to protect everyone in our care, especially our most vulnerable patients. Our updated …
Energy Management
… Management Energy Management Vision St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) understands that providing the best quality of patient care includes acting responsibly with energy resources and … follows the “First Do No Harm” motto for Canadian Healthcare and helps to protect our patients from the many …
MEDIA RELEASE: Indigenous wellness program launches in the London-Middlesex and St. Thomas-Elgin region
… Family Healing Services is transforming the mental health care experience of Indigenous peoples. LONDON, Ontario – It is with great excitement that St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) and Atlohsa Family Healing … are reluctant to go to hospital or access help from health care agencies. “We know that the rate of mental illness and …
Strength in storytelling
… journey saved his life – and his brain. Now, as a care partner at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, this chapter of his story is impacting the … better. He attributes that positive change to the excellent care he received, but also to his decision to start writing …
Our locations: How to get here
… get here Our locations: How to get here St. Joseph's Health Care London is a major patient care, teaching and research centre, consisting of St. … , Parkwood Institute , Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care , St. Joseph’s Family Medical and Dental Care and the …