Hospital News

February 1, 2019 On January 4, LHSC opened a Discharge Lounge at University Hospital on the 5th floor, adjacent to the elevators. Patients who no longer require acute care at LHSC and are ready for discharge can go to the Discharge Lounge to wait for

January 31, 2019 Would you know what to do if you encountered someone with traumatic bleeding? London Health Sciences Centre’s (LHSC) Trauma Program is dedicated to providing safety education initiatives aimed at preventing injuries and keeping

January 29, 2019 The Women’s Care and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Social Workers Team is this year’s recipient of the President’s Award for Living Our Core Values – How We Serve Our Patients. This team includes Kim Gray, Antonella Giancola

Today, January 28, is Data Privacy Day – an international effort to empower organizations and individuals to respect privacy, safeguard data, and enable trust. London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is pleased to recognize this important annual

January 20-26 marks National Non-Smoking Week in Canada. Established in 1977 by the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control, it is one of the most important and longest-running public health efforts in the country. In compliance with the Smoke Free

January 22, 2019 Lori O’Brien is this year’s recipient of the President’s Award for Living Our Core Values – How We Work Together. O’Brien is a Nursing Professional Practice Consultant, and has worked at LHSC for 22 years. Over the past nine months,

January 18, 2019 Suzanne Schwab has worked in a number of leadership roles at LHSC for 30 years, and is currently the Manager of Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) at Victoria Hospital. Schwab is this year’s recipient of the President’s Award for

The Patient Oriented Discharge Summary (PODS) Phase 1 - UH Acute Medicine Team is this year’s recipient for the President’s Award for Innovation. The team includes Dr. Andrew Appleton, Claire Martin, Dr. Alan Gob, Dr. Erin Spicer, Andrea Cowan, Ann

January 14, 2019 In 2018, staff, physicians and volunteers at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) donated a remarkable 671 units of blood through Canadian Blood Services (CBS), greatly exceeding the organization’s target goal of 500 units. This is

January 11, 2019 Influenza activity is monitored at both the national and local level. It has been reported that influenza activity and the number of influenza-associated hospitalizations, particularly in the paediatric population, are increasing.