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MEDIA STATEMENT For immediate release November 13, 2018 In May of this year, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) implemented a revised policy regarding the screening and flagging of patients with the potential for violence as a requirement of a negotiated settlement with the Ontario Labour...

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: December 12, 2018 (LONDON, Ontario) – Dr. Paul Woods, President and CEO will be available to speak to media about the results of London Health Sciences Centre’s Accreditation Canada survey. The results will also be shared in a media release Thursday morning...

MEDIA STATEMENT For immediate release: December 21, 2018 Victoria Hospital Resumes Normal Operations Following Power Outage Repairs to the damaged electrical transfer switch at London Health Sciences Centre’s (LHSC) Victoria Hospital have been completed and all electrical power, including backup...

The first kidney transplant was performed at University Hospital in London in 1973 and since that time, over 3,500 patients have received a kidney transplant here, including nearly 775 from living donors. Transplants include kidney-alone transplants as well as combined kidney-pancreas, liver-kidney...

A major factor in kidney rejection and poor long-term outcome is ischemia-reperfusion injury, an inevitable form of early tissue injury that occurs during organ retrieval and transplant surgery. New evidence suggests that “danger” signals, which are released by injured or dying kidney epithelial...

Currently, the Multi-Organ Transplant Program offers clinical fellowships in: kidney transplantation/kidney-pancreas transplantation ( surgery and nephrology ) liver transplantation ( surgery and hepatology ) heart transplantation transplant infectious diseases Many of our Fellows are Canadian...

When Matthew Mailing passed away in 2003 at the age of 34 from complications related to heart transplant surgery, he bequeathed one-third of his estate to support our Multi-Organ Transplant Program. Matthew's gift became the catalyst for establishing a world-class facility in transplant studies -...

The Multi-Organ Transplant Program (MOTP) appreciates the contributions of those who support our efforts in transplant care, education and research, enabling us to continue our work to improve the lives of transplant patients. Our program counts on generous donations from our community to buy...

Transport trucks promote awareness There are several transport trucks delivering an important message as they travel throughout Ontario. The trucks, owned by Al's Cartage Ltd. in Kitchener, Mel Hall Transport in London, and Lavigne Trucklines in Ottawa, are helping to promote awareness about organ...

Overview of Transplant Research A close association between patient care and research has been an enduring trademark of our Multi-Organ Transplant Program. From the beginning, our hospital administration understood the importance of basic research and clinical investigation. This approach enabled us...