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Prevention is key to a healthy liver

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release March 30, 2012 LONDON, Ontario – What is the main cause of liver disease? You may think the correct answer is alcohol, but this is not the case. The liver is the largest internal and most metabolically complex organ in humans. This organ performs over 500...

Regulatory Compliance

Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are important issues to both the provincial and federal governments. Particular legislation and regulations have been developed to address these issues and LHSC ensures that it meets any requirements outlined in them. Below is a summary of each of the...

Keys to success in MDR: Professionalism, Teamwork and Communication

October 15, 2024 An area of the hospital off-limits to many is the Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) Department. Here medical devices used in procedures and surgeries are decontaminated, sterilized and packaged for front-line team members and clinicians to use in their care of patients. The MDR team...

Supply Side Management

Supply side management relates to the process of procuring, generating, and distributing energy in the most efficient manner possible. This includes the creation of appropriate energy procurement contracts with suppliers and distributers, implementing gas and electricity purchasing strategies, and...

Monitoring and Tracking

Understanding how energy is being used in the buildings and having the ability to measure this usage are crucial to being able to manage and reduce it. The old phrase, "you cannot manage what you cannot measure" certainly applies to energy consumption. An energy manager must be able to determine the...

Southwestern Ontario Stroke Network accredited with Stroke Distinction (TM)

January 27, 2023 Accreditation Canada, the accreditation body that evaluates Canadian hospitals to ensure national standards are met, has accredited the Southwestern Ontario Stroke Network (SWOSN) with its Stroke Distinction TM designation. Stroke Distinction TM means that the Stroke Network and its...

A small army of champs promote well-being in the workplace at LHSC

October 13, 2023 There is a behind-the-scenes army of about 120 champs bringing joy and wellness to the workplace across London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). This small but mighty group of wellness champions enrich the lives of their colleagues and promote healthy living at work to inspire others...

Transfusion Medicine

Division of Transfusion Medicine Blood Transfusion Clinical Practice Manual Transfusion Medicine (TM) provides an essential 24/7 service for Transfusion Medicine, Stem Cell Transplantation, and Tissue Banking for London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London (SJH)...

Amid respiratory virus surge, Ontario paediatric infectious diseases experts encourage COVID-19 and flu vaccinations for children under five

November 30, 2022 Paediatric infectious diseases experts from SickKids, CHEO, KHSC, LHSC and MCH issued the joint statement as the respiratory virus season gets an early start for young children. Paediatric infectious diseases experts from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), CHEO, Kingston...

Information Handouts for Postpartum and Newborn Care

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | J | L | N | O | P | S | T | W | Y A A Healthy Start for Baby and Me - Ontario's easy-to-read guide about pregnancy and birth - Best start B Baby's Second Night Bathing your Newborn Breast Fullness and Engorgement Breastfeeding After a CT Scan with Contrast Dye...