Media Room

All media must contact London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) Communications & Public Engagement Department for permission before coming onto hospital property (including hospital grounds), and must be escorted by a member of the Communications & Public Engagement team while on-site.

Media must contact the Communications & Public Engagement Department to facilitate the following:

  • Patient condition updates
  • Interviews with patients and/or families
  • Interviews with physicians and staff
  • Hospital access
  • Audio recording, videotaping, filming, photography on hospital property

Regular Business Hours Media Requests: 

The Communication & Public Engagement Department hours of operation are Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4 pm.

After Hours/Urgent Media Requests:

There is a Communicator on-call 24/7, 365 days a year. To connect with the Communicator on-call, call LHSC switchboard at 519-685-8500 and ask that the Communicator on-call be paged at 17878.

Additional Resources: 
  • See Patient Information for more information about patient condition updates and access.
  • See Hospital Access for more information on guidelines for the media when they are on-site at LHSC.