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London Health Sciences Centre is Canada’s first hospital with four major orthopaedic robots on site

Recently, LHSC has become the first hospital in Canada and one of only half a dozen institutions in the world to have all four major hip and knee replacement surgical robots on site. London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is home to one of the largest

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LHSC enters 15th annual Canadian Blood Services Hospital Challenge

September 11, 2024 Blood plays a critical role in everyday medical care at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). It’s essential for surgeries, cancer treatment, chronic illnesses, and traumatic injuries – and we need your help to maintain our blood

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LHSC’s first Ultrasound Symposium to be held October 1

Sonographers at London Health Sciences Centre provide critical diagnostic care to patients, including during pregnancy. This year, LHSC’s Medical Imaging department is hosting the inaugural Ultrasound Symposium on Tuesday, October 1, in advance of

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Reiko’s story: How Children’s Hospital at LHSC and Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada are bringing care closer to home

August 30, 2024 When Reiko Quinlan was born, he looked just like any other baby. But his care team suspected something was wrong and immediately whisked him away to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where monitoring in the hours following

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New addition of vital sign machines across LHSC

To improve patient monitoring and experience, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is replacing existing vital signs machines (VSMs) and ensuring that all care spaces now have a dedicated machine. These new installations allow for one VSM dedicated

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Make Kids Count initiative helps Children’s Hospital at LHSC reduce surgical waitlist by 26 per cent

August 20, 2024 Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has reduced its paediatric surgery waitlist by 26 per cent for non-urgent and non-emergent cases, thanks to funding from the Make Kids Count initiative announced by the

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Enhancing patient care in inpatient units using individualized interventions with recreational therapy

August 15, 2024 Meet Deb Lines, Recreational Therapist at London Health Sciences Centre’s (LHSC’s) University Hospital. Working with patients at the bedside in Inpatient Medicine’s Clinical Teaching Unit, Lines builds important relationships with

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Working at LHSC: Medical Radiation Technologist in MRI

August 14, 2024 By Chad Carnegie, Medical Radiation Technologist MRI technologists at LHSC As a Medical Radiation Technologist (MRT) specializing in MRI, our role is crucial in the diagnostic process, safely operating scanners and ensuring high

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Chris’s experience in the Oncology Patient Navigation Program: “It felt like a family member advocating for me.”

August 7, 2024 In late spring 2022, Chris Wyenberg was finishing his PhD when he noticed blood in his stool. His symptoms continued to worsen and in mid-August that year, he went to an urgent care clinic to be assessed. “I didn’t think it was that

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“You saved my life”: In a Canadian first at London Health Sciences Centre, breakthrough technology ends one patient’s chronic pain

August 6, 2024 Trigger warning: This story deals with child abuse The procedure, involving inserting a stimulator device into an area in the brain, allows patient Mandy Dostie relief from life-long pain. The quote “Everything old is new again”