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MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release August 28, 2013 LHSC surgeons first in Canada to use single incision for living donor kidney transplant LONDON, Ontario – Surgeons at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) have made Canadian history by performing the first living-donor kidney removal for transplant...

MEDIA STATEMENT For Immediate Release August 30 , 2013 Further to our earlier statement London Health Sciences Centre remains deeply concerned for the safety and well-being of Dr. Tarek Loubani, an emergency department physician at our hospital, and his colleague John Greyson, a York University...

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release September 9, 2013 Iron Man coming to London Regional Cancer Program to help ‘mini-Iron Man’ celebrate the end of a long battle (LONDON, Ontario) – A superhero will be visiting the London Regional Cancer Program (LRCP) at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release September 10 , 2013 Courtright youngster meets hero who inspired his fight LONDON, Ontario – A superhero visited the London Regional Cancer Program (LRCP) at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) today – actually, make that two superheroes. When Carter Robbins was...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release September 17 , 2013 LONDON, Ontario – The Alert Level Two for C. difficile called August 27 at University Hospital, 4IP - General Medicine - was cleared last night in keeping with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's criteria for public reporting. “I’d like...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release October 15, 2013 LONDON, Ontario – London’s 2012-2013 influenza season saw 26 deaths, 297 hospitalizations and 472 laboratory-confirmed cases. This season, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) are increasing our...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release October 18, 2013 Canadian medical first: London Health Sciences Centre Develops Obstetrical Triage Acuity Scale LONDON, Ontario –London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has developed a new tool to improve patient care by better managing the triage process for...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release October 21, 2013 LONDON, Ontario –A da Vinci single-site cholecystectomy, or gallbladder removal, was performed at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) for the first time in Canada on September 13 by Dr. Christopher Schlachta, medical director, Canadian Surgical...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release October 23, 2013 LONDON, Ontario – From here at home and as far away as Malta, some 2,500 purple hats - in every shade of purple and every pattern imaginable - were knitted and sent to Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre to raise awareness about...

MEDIA STATEMENT For Immediate Release October 31 , 2013 Statement regarding Tyler Brooks-Szabo We are providing this statement at the request of the family of Tyler Brooks-Szabo. “On behalf of Tyler’s parents and family, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for their support...