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Tune in to LHSC's Community Update Meeting

December 16, 2025 London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is hosting its Community Update Meeting on Wednesday, December 17 at 12 p.m. and everyone is invited to join. LHSC’s Community Update Meetings are hosted monthly to provide community members with

Together, through every season: A holiday message

December 15, 2025 This holiday season, as we approach the end of our 150th year, we celebrate the people and moments that have shaped London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) over the decades through times of challenge, change, and progress. This year’s

LHSC one of few hospitals in Canada treating a racing heart condition with radiation

December 10, 2025 On October 14, 2025, George Westerik became the first patient at the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) to receive radiation – typically used for cancer treatment – to target a cardiac issue

LHSC to Home: Supporting recovery beyond hospital walls

December 4, 2025 When Elisabeth Hutchison was first admitted to London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), she was fighting for her life. In addition to suffering from bacteremia caused by an infected wound, she was extremely anemic due to an iron

The future is now: How the Ethos Linear Accelerator is improving patient care in LHSC's Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre

December 1, 2025 In August 2025, London Health Sciences Centre became the fourth site in Canada to install an Ethos Linear Accelerator (LINAC) thanks to a generous donation from The Mitchell and Kathryn Baran Family Foundation, supported by Trudell

Adult patients with sickle cell disease can now be treated with stem cell transplantation at LHSC

November 27, 2025 Stem cell transplantation is now available as a possible treatment option at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) for adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). While this treatment has been available for patients with SCD

Fifty years of life and gratitude following living kidney transplant at London Health Sciences Centre

November 19, 2025 In 1975, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) introduced living donation as part of its transplant program offering. For one close-knit family, this made possible a remarkable gift in the form of a living kidney donation from one

Tune in to LHSC's Community Update Meeting

November 18, 2025 London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is hosting its Community Update Meeting on Wednesday, November 19 at 12 p.m. and everyone is invited to join. LHSC’s Community Update Meetings are hosted monthly to provide community members with

LHSC 150: A lifelong commitment to volunteering: Celebrating 50 years of service

November 18, 2025 When Diane Kincaid first walked through the University Hospital doors to volunteer in 1975, she never imagined she’d still be volunteering at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) five decades later. During LHSC’s 150th year, she

Nurse practitioner-led clinics driving innovation and efficiency in cancer care at LHSC

November 13, 2025 Nurse practitioners have become a cornerstone of patient care at the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), helping to meet rising demand and reduce wait times. Since 2017, the team of NPs at the