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MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release June 20 , 2013 Patient’s nomination wins LHSC nursing team award for excellence in care LONDON, Ontario – When London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) patient Diane Bates sat down to prepare her nominating letter for the ‘Nurse of the Year’ award for the Myasthenia...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release June 24, 2013 LHSC Trauma Program encourages parents to use caution when children are around water this summer LONDON, Ontario – With the warm weather and summer months upon us, thousands of children and families will flock to the beach, pool and local splash-pad...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release June 25, 2013 LHSC Children’s Emergency Department experiencing year over year increase in paediatric concussion cases LONDON, Ontario – You have probably heard the common sayings: “His bell was rung”, “she got dinged at soccer” or “it’s just part of the game”…but...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release June 27, 2013 Helping Children’s Hospital patients stay healthy LONDON, Ontario – Children’s Hospital today launched a customized hand washing campaign intended to help paediatric patients and their families stay healthy inside and outside of London Health...

MEDIA STATEMENT For Immediate Release July 9, 2013 (LONDON, Ontario) - London Police Services remain on site at LHSC’s Victoria Hospital in search of a suspicious person. Currently the London Regional Cancer Program is in lock-down. For precautionary measures police have now advised that all staff...

MEDIA STATEMENT For Immediate Release July 9, 2013 All access restrictions have been lifted (LONDON, Ontario) - London Police Services have issued an “All Clear” status at the Victoria Hospital site of London Health Sciences Centre. All access restrictions to the hospital have been lifted. The site...

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release August 8, 2013 LONDON, Ontario – Toronto Maple Leaf and London native, Nazem Kadri, will visit the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at London Health Sciences Centre’s (LHSC) University Hospital to see a former patient and current participant in the long-term ventilation...

MEDIA STATEMENT For Immediate Release August 19 , 2013 London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London are very concerned for the safety and wellbeing of Dr. Tarek Loubani, who has been detained in Cairo, Egypt. Our thoughts are with Dr. Loubani as well as York University professor...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release August 27 , 2013 LONDON, Ontario – Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is again recruiting knitters to knit or crochet purple baby caps in any pattern or shade of purple. The hats will be used to raise awareness about the Period of PURPLE...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release August 27 , 2013 LONDON, Ontario – An Alert Level Two/Outbreak has been called for C. difficile at University Hospital, 4IP – General Medicine. An Alert Level Two/Outbreak is when there are three or more cases of hospital C. difficile on a specific unit. Two cases...