Life Changing Moments

2008
Annual
Report

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A crisis during childbirth for a young family… the diagnosis of a mental illness in a troubled young adult… the shattering effects of a loving father's motorcycle accident… read about the life-changing moments of these patients in this Annual Report.

  1. At Any Given Moment

     Life goes on within and around us

  2. Highlights of the Year

     A Conversation with Cliff Nordal, President and Chief Executive Officer

  3. Strategic Directions

     Marking progress toward our goals
Life After Near Death

  1. Life After Near Death

     Life changes in an instant on an evening motorcycle ride

  2. Keeping on Track

     Renowned sport medicine clinic helping injured athletes to come back
Fighting for Life

  1. Fighting for Life

     Overcoming life-threatening complications at birth
Maybe That Could Be Me

  1. Maybe That Could Be Me

     Recovery an inspiration to patients with mental illness

  2. Building the Future

     New surgical technologies inspiring innovation

  3. Setting the Pace

     Cardiologists using virtual reality to implant pacemakers

  4. Advancing Surgical Practice

     Cardiac surgery team achieves another Canadian first

  5. Statistics

  6. North American First

     Cardiologists first to implant advanced monitoring device

  7. Reaching the Unreachable

     Commemorating the 50th anniversary of a breakthrough in neurosurgery

  8. Discovery and Innovation

     Charting our achievements in advancing medicine everywhere

  9. Improving the Odds

     Soldiers wounded in battle may one day benefit from research finding

  10. An Unexpected Finding

     Walkerton study yields new insight into the effects of drinking too much water

  11. Halting Cancer Metastasis

     New ways to fight cancer may one day be based on new research findings

  12. concluding message

     Message of Doug Alexander, Chair, LHSC Board of Directors
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