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MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 6, 2012 London Health Sciences Centre cheers Jan Hudec’s gold medal at World Cup alpine downhill (LONDON, Ontario) – World champion skier Jan Hudec had his own cheering section here in London, Ontario, when the 30-year-old Canadian won the World Cup...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 9, 2012 (LONDON, Ontario) – Up to 45,000 sudden cardiac arrests occur each year in Canada, and less than five percent survive. In some of these cases, the event cannot be explained by the presence of underlying heart disease. In order to identify people...

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT For Immediate Release: February 10, 2012 Heart Failure Awareness Week - public seminar (LONDON, Ontario) – London Health Sciences Centre is pleased to host the 7th annual Heart Failure Awareness free public education event. With more than 400,000 Canadians currently...

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: February 15, 2012 (LONDON, Ontario) – Media are invited to join London Health Sciences Centre President and CEO Bonnie Adamson, members of the LHSC United Way Campaign committee and representatives from United Way of London & Middlesex, as the grand total of...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 6, 2012 London’s hospitals manage drug shortage (LONDON, Ontario) – In response to supply shortages being experienced nationally as a result of reduced output from drug manufacturer Sandoz Canada, incident management protocols have been implemented at...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 8, 2012 LONDON, Ontario – As a leader in hospital pharmacy practice, LHSC is proud to celebrate national Pharmacist Awareness Week from March 4-12, 2012. This year’s theme is “ Your Pharmacist – Your Partner in Health .” LHSC is pleased to use this...

MEDIA STATEMENT For Immediate Release March 14, 2012 Status: Minimal Impact – Continue to Monitor Our first priority continues to be our patients and their care. We are working to ensure that we have the medication needed to meet the clinical needs of patients and continue safe and effective...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 16, 2012 Improving treatment plans for colorectal cancer through technology initiative (LONDON, Ontario) – While the importance of regular screening for colorectal cancer is hailed during March, the official awareness month for the disease, what happens...

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: March 19, 2012 LHSC Trauma Program promotes education for families during national farm safety week (LONDON, Ontario) – Farming is one of Canada’s most dangerous industries. During National Farm Safety Week from March 14 to 20, London Health Sciences Centre...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 21, 2012 World Tuberculosis Day March 24 From medical resident at the Beck Sanatorium to physician in hospital and community clinic, Dr. Tom Austin is witness to significant change (LONDON, Ontario) – One hundred years ago, tuberculosis (TB) was a leading...