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London Health Sciences Centre to increase critical care capacity
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 23, 2021 LONDON, Ontario – At the request of the Ontario Critical Care COVID-19 Command Table and with the approval of Ontario Health West, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) will again increase its current enhanced critical care capacity with plans to...
London Health Sciences Centre introduces Variant of Concern screening as part of COVID-19 lab testing services
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 3, 2021 LONDON, Ontario – The Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PaLM) team at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has introduced routine Variant of Concern (VOC) screening as part of its COVID-19 lab testing services. PaLM is now performing VOC screening on...
Code Red All Clear in ICU at LHSC's University Hospital
At 11:05 am on May 9, 2021 the ICU at London Health Sciences Centre’s University Hospital experienced an electrical short in a patient room. The patient was removed quickly from the room and the fire was extinguished by staff. The fire crews arrived on scene to ensure the fire was extinguished and...
London Health Sciences Centre welcomes first baby of 2022
Labour and Delivery staff present a large gift basket for mom and baby generously donated by pharmacist-owners of London and area Shoppers Drug Mart stores. January 4, 2021 It’s a boy! London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is pleased to announce the first baby of 2022 has arrived at 12:01 a.m...
Celebrating Resident Awareness Week
Dr. Sara Jones, PGY1, OBGYN resident at LHSC February 7, 2022 Each February, Resident Awareness Week is celebrated across Canada in appreciation for the role of medical residents in the delivery of care. This year’s recognition week takes place February 7-11. The week serves as an opportunity to...
London Health Sciences Centre bolsters financial and operational capabilities
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 22, 2021 LONDON, Ontario – London Health Sciences Centre today announced two executive level appointments to enhance its financial and operational effectiveness across the organization. This augmented capacity will enable LHSC to better respond to the COVID...
An open letter to our community
June 22, 2021 For more than a year now we have together been living and working through the worst public health crisis in living memory. The pandemic has fundamentally changed how we deliver health care and made clear that every part of our health care system, including LHSC, must work in concert to...
Virtual Media Conference: LHSC well-positioned for recovery
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: June 24, 2021 LONDON, ON - Recent changes in the senior leadership complement have bolstered London Health Sciences Centre’s ability to better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, plan for post-COVID-19 resumption of services, support the Ontario government’s...