London Health Sciences Centre

• ‘She gets to be 10’: Ontario child’s heart donated to girl the same age

  'Zeynah would’ve been 10 that May of 2023 so it just felt really divine that my daughter’s almost 10-year-old heart was going to a 10-year-old girl,' said Maryam De Groef.

  Health

  Apr 18
  
• London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph’s expanding harm reduction training

  $72,768 in funding from Health Canada was given to LHSC's research arm for the development of training based on the lived experiences of people accessing addiction care.

  Canada

  Mar 25
  
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• LHSC sees almost 70% improvement in ambulance offload times

  Since November 2023, LHSC has been successful in reducing wait times and is now implementing numerous processes both in the emergency department and across the organization.

  Canada

  Mar 5
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• London Health Sciences Centre hosts first Indigenous career fair

  'There is an identified need for getting anyone into health care because we need providers from all walks of life. We actually have a great need of introducing diversity.'

  Canada

  Feb 13
• 11-year-old seizure free after Canadian first paediatric epilepsy procedure

  11-year-old Londoner Makayla Douglass was suffering up to 30 seizures a day, but the procedure has resulted in her being seizure free for the past six months.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2023
• ‘Long time coming’: Major expansion coming to Children’s Hospital ED in London, Ont. in June

  The $3-million expansion will nearly double the capacity of the emergency department at Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre by June.

  Health

  Dec 7, 2023
• President takes leave of absence amid another LHSC hospital travel scandal

  Dr. Kevin Chan, corporate medical executive, has been appointed acting president and CEO of LHSC for an interim period.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2023
• Ontario teen with rare disease plans career in medicine to help others

  16-year-old Andie Morrison was born with Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA), a rare bone marrow disease that reduces her body's ability to produce red blood cells.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2023
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• $1.7M donation to go toward cancer research at London Health Sciences Centre

  The donation, announced on Wednesday, matches a gift from the Kirk Baines and the Gerald C. Baines Foundation and will go toward the London Regional Cancer Program (LRCP).

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2023
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• London Health Sciences Centre, London Cares partner for supportive housing units

  The units, part of London’s Health and Homelessness Whole of Community System Response plan, will offer comprehensive 24/7 health and social support to residents.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2023