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Community Conversations: Hearing about what matters most
May 30, 2023 On February 28, 2023, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) hosted our inaugural Community Conversations event at the Hellenic Community Centre where we heard from dozens of community members about what matters most to them as we work to advance our system of care. The event featured an...
World No Tobacco Day: Q&A with Dr. Richard Malthaner
May 31, 2023 World No Tobacco Day is May 31 and we sat down with Dr. Richard Malthaner, Chair of Thoracic Surgery at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), to talk about tobacco’s effects on the body and the benefits of giving it up. Note : Tobacco is used as a traditional form of medicine by...
London Health Sciences Centre masking requirements further refined as pandemic enters new phase
June 1, 2023 (LONDON, Ontario) – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to become a manageable health concern, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and our partner hospitals throughout the South West Region are further refining masking guidelines to reflect the new reality and the current health and...
For Health Professionals: How to Make a Referral
Inpatients Requests for assessment and management are made by physicians/delegates through order entry in the Electronic Patient Record. Outpatients Adults (18 years and older) can be referred for assessment of acquired communication, swallowing, or voice disorders by physicians within London...
First Canadian robot-assisted deep brain stimulation surgery to treat epilepsy successfully completed at LHSC’s University Hospital
(LONDON, ON) June 14, 2023 – For the first time in Canada, a robot-assisted deep brain stimulation surgery to treat seizures caused by epilepsy was successfully completed at the London Health Sciences Centre’s (LHSC) University Hospital (UH). Deep brain stimulation surgery involves placing...
New children’s book aims to explain organ donation and transplant
May 31, 2023 “This is a really good story.” Those were the words from Dr. Bill Wall’s grandson as he was read an early version of the retired transplant surgeon’s new book that helps children understand organ donation and transplantation. “It convinced me I was on the right track in introducing the...
New study using nuclear medicine and rare isotopes in the fight against cancer
June 13, 2023 In a national multicentre study, scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are working to create rare isotopes that will be used as an important tool to help treat cancer. Currently, radiation therapy is a staple in cancer treatment, with approximately 50...
Wait Time Reporting
At LHSC, providing excellence in patient care is our priority. We work hard to ensure every patient gets the treatment they need, when they need it. In October 2005, the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care launched Health Quality Ontario to report on wait times for certain procedures at select...
PocketHealth
Access your diagnostic images London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) offers patients and their families access to their medical images online . Once patients enroll for access, they can view all of their medical images that are stored in LHSC’s system, share imaging instantly with others of their...