Hospital News

May 17, 2018 The Ontario election is now underway and Election Day is Thursday June 7, 2018. Patients in hospital who are eligible to vote can register under the special voting rules and vote using an envelope system that protects the secrecy of the

May 16, 2018 LHSC’s Injury Prevention program joined London Police, Middlesex-London Health Unit, City of London and Ministry of Transportation officials recently to remind Londoners to yield the roadway to pedestrians at pedestrian crossovers. Tony

May 11, 2018 Nursing Week is a time to celebrate all nursing professionals. The theme for the week is part of a broader campaign that will continue through 2020. It is #YesThisIsNursing and it’s meant to represent the exponential rate at which the

May 9, 2018 Earlier this year, a nursing skills fair was held for all Children’s Hospital nursing professionals. The introduction of simulation training and the involvement of the family advisor role made the annual educational offering particularly

May 8, 2018 Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCu5s7wYdaA With teams located at University Hospital and at Victoria Hospital, Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) is responsible for the decontamination, sterilization and organization

May 7, 2018 The week of May 7-13 marks National Nursing Week, an opportunity to celebrate Canadian nurses for their provision of outstanding patient-centered care and dedication to advancing the health system. The theme for this year is once again

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) recently announced its Quality Improvement Indicators for the new fiscal year. The annual development and reporting on a quality plan is part of LHSC’s legislative accountabilities under Ontario’s Excellent Care

May 4, 2018 London Health Sciences Centre’s Facilities Management department and the hospital’s landscape partner, Clintar, have joined together to ‘adopt’ the Westminster Ponds, Environmentally Significant Area (ESA). The adoption of the ESA is a

May 3, 2018 A 12-bed mental health geriatric behavioural care unit (GBU) opened at Victoria Hospital on April 5, 2017. The secure unit is specifically geared for elderly patients with responsive behaviours such as wandering or exit seeking and