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Thanks for joining the Blood Donor Challenge!

July 16, 2019 Throughout May and June staff, physicians, students and volunteers generously rolled up their sleeves to support LHSC’s Blood Donor Challenge. This year’s challenge saw an incredible 197 units of blood donated – a boost from last year’s

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Children’s Hospital celebrates annual Teddy Bear Picnic

A day where paediatric patients can have fun and just be kids. July 12, 2019 Volunteers, staff and physicians of Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre joined together on June 19 to host the annual Teddy Bear Picnic. Hundreds of

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STOP Narcotics work by LHSC physician, resident, leads to provincial quality initiative

LHSC is part of the Cut the Count campaign to reduce the number of opioid pills we prescribe to surgical patients at discharge, while helping patients manage their pain effectively in other ways. As a member of the Ontario Surgical Quality

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Reducing catheter use in Medicine Inpatients

July 8, 2019 Inpatient Medicine at Victoria Hospital (VH) launched Choosing Wisely Canada’s “Lose the Tube” toolkit beginning in October of 2018. Assessing patients with urinary catheters inserted to empty the bladder on a daily basis using

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Trauma Survivor Night reunites patients and caregivers

On May 16, London Health Sciences Centre’s (LHSC) Trauma Program held its second annual Trauma Survivor Night at King’s University College. The Trauma program hosted 130 individuals, including 25 former patients, with the support of their family

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LHSC patients receiving excellent obstetric anesthesia care

The Obstetric Anesthesia Team at Victoria Hospital celebrates their program being designated as a Centre of Excellence by the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP). July 3, 2019 London Health Sciences Centre’s (LHSC) Women’s Care

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LHSC’s 2019 Report to the Community

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The need for blood does not take a holiday

Canadian Blood Services is urging Canadians to help meet patients’ needs this summer by donating blood. With regular donors on vacation or busy with other seasonal activities, there tends to be a decline in donations, making summer one of the most

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Reducing door to needle time key for stroke patients

June 26, 2019 The Stroke Report Card is published each June to coincide with Stroke Month. Now in its ninth year, the report card provides updates on 20 indicators at the Local Health Integration Network level. In this year’s report, the London

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