LHSC News

Celebrating Doctors’ Day at LHSC

May 1, 2024 Today, LHSC joins the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and hospitals across the province in recognizing Doctors’ Day. This day serves as an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the extraordinary contributions of more than 1,300

LHSC News

Embracing people-centred care by harnessing the knowledge of patient and family partners

April 30, 2024 From April 29 to May 3, we are once again celebrating People-Centred Care Week, an annual celebration of health-care staff, physicians, and volunteers who impact the patient experience. In support of this recognition week, Karen

LHSC News

Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre unveiling marks a historic milestone

April 29, 2024 London Health Sciences Foundation (LHSF) is proud to announce the unveiling of the new Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). This momentous occasion not only celebrates the extraordinary generosity of

LHSC News

LHSC awarded HIROC Safety Grant to support a collaborative project between the Critical Care Outreach Team and Inpatient Medicine

May 3, 2024 For the first time ever, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has received a Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC) Foundation Safety Grant Award. The award is the result of a collaborative effort between the Critical Care

LHSC News

In a Canadian first, LHSC performs robotic assisted direct lateral spinal surgery 

April 25, 2024 Chronic back pain affects nearly eight million Canadians and is a condition that can become quite debilitating. For Dave Meyn, a clinical neuroscience patient at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), chronic back pain led to sciatica

LHSC News

Zeynah’s story: Turning a family’s loss into an incredible gift

April 19, 2024 Trigger warning: this story deals with the death of a child When Maryam describes her firstborn daughter Zeynah, one of the first things she speaks of is her willingness to give. “She was a really kind, considerate child, she would

LHSC News

Comprehensive Epilepsy Clinic at Children’s Hospital receives 2024 HOPE Award

April 19, 2024 Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is pleased to share that its Comprehensive Epilepsy Clinic (CEC) has received the 2024 HOPE Award from Epilepsy Southwestern Ontario. "I’m immensely proud of our Comprehensive

LHSC News

Providing care to patients with autoimmune neurologic diseases: from lab to clinic

April 18, 2024 The tenth floor of London Health Sciences Centre’s Victoria Hospital is home to a series of specialty diagnostic laboratories in the department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PaLM), where experts are exploring neuroimmunology, a

LHSC News

LHSC Administrative Partner named provincial organ and tissue donation champion by Ontario Health

April 22, 2024 For the first time in its 22-year history, an administrative staff member has been awarded the Provincial Donation Champion Award by the Ontario Health Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN). Alaina Marles, Administrative Partner to the

LHSC News

Embracing moments: A heartwarming 20-year volunteer journey

Gale Murley has dedicated 20 years of volunteer service with London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) Auxiliary. Her volunteer journey has been about giving back without expecting anything, sparked by an unexpected encounter. "I met a lady at a