Celebrating 50 years of care

 

Dr. Wilder Penfield, Director Emeritus of the Montreal Neurological Institute and guest of honour at the Sept. 21, 1971, opening ceremony, officially unlocks the main doors of University Hospital. 
Photo credit: London Free Press Collection/Western Archives

More than 50 years of care at University Hospital

Decades of innovation lead to worldwide recognition.

To learn more about the history of health care at University Hospital, read the story. 

A crowd gathers in front of the University Hospital's main entrance for the official opening ceremony on Sept. 21, 1972.
Photo credit: London Free Press Collection/Western Archives

Volunteers

Cardiac care at heart of University Hospital

There have been many firsts in heart care here over the last 50 years.

To learn more about cardiac care at heart of University Hospital, read the story.

Dr. Neil McKenzie and his team perform surgery in the1980s.

Canadian Surgical Technologies & Advanced Robotics (CSTAR)

The evolution of a hospital

Over the course of three years, an open space of land adjacent to Western University became the home of London’s University Hospital which opened September 21, 1972.

Clinical Neurological Sciences (CNS) at University Hospital

It’s not rocket science but it is, in fact, brain surgery.

To learn more about Clinical Neurological Sciences (CNS) at University Hospital, read the story. 

CNS co-founder and world-renown surgeon, Dr. Charles Drake, performs surgery in 1982.

To learn more about Clinical Neurological Sciences (CNS) at University Hospital, read the story. 

Our People 

Orthopaedics at University Hospital

Surgeons combine hip and knee treatment with breaking new ground in medicine.

To learn more about Orthopaedics at University Hospital, read the story. 

NHL player Eric Lindros (left) with Dr. Peter Fowler (right). Lindros, who was treated by Dr. Fowler throughout his hockey career, donated $5 million to support the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic in 2007.

The Recreation Club

Multi-Organ Transplant Program

For 50 years, UH has been leading in transplantation surgery, treatment and research that saves lives.

To learn more about the Multi-Organ Transplant Program at University Hospital, read the story.

An organ being prepared for transplantation in an operating room at University Hospital.
University Hospital parking garage at night.