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Team Prone: The face of critical care in Canada
December 12, 2022 Complex. Vulnerable. Powerful. These are a few of the words that have been used to describe the award-winning photo of some members of the Critical Care Trauma Centre (CCTC) team at London Health Sciences Centre. The LHSC CCTC photo
Meet Carol, an LHSC registered nurse who began her career in June 1980, and is celebrating her 80th birthday!
December 5, 2022 Originally from Liverpool, UK, Carol immigrated with her husband and three sons to London, Ontario in 1972. Her passion for nursing started at a young age, first starting as a junior cadet nurse at the age of 17. Before getting
Master Plan will redesign LHSC’s system of care
December 1, 2022 Communities in southwestern Ontario are rapidly expanding and changing. London is the fastest growing city in the province and one of the fastest growing cities in the country. With this change comes an impact on health care – an
Amid respiratory virus surge, Ontario paediatric infectious diseases experts encourage COVID-19 and flu vaccinations for children under five
November 30, 2022 Paediatric infectious diseases experts from SickKids, CHEO, KHSC, LHSC and MCH issued the joint statement as the respiratory virus season gets an early start for young children. Paediatric infectious diseases experts from The
LHSC celebrates Antimicrobial Awareness Week November 21-25
November 22, 2022 Did you know the World Health Organization lists Antimicrobials or Superbugs as one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity? Join London Health Sciences Centre’s (LHSC) Antimicrobial Stewardship team in
Nurse Practitioner profile: Emily Walser
November 17, 2022 As part of a long-term campaign, we will be profiling LHSC’s nurse practitioners to highlight their integral role within LHSC and within the health care system. Nurse practitioners play an important part in patient care and through
Reimagining the future of health care: Master Planning update
November 16, 2022 London and the surrounding area are growing, and health care needs are increasing and changing as a result. We see this every day in our patient volumes and emergency department visits. LHSC’s Master Plan will be our blueprint for
Largest trial ever done in hemodialysis care examines optimal dialysis temperature
November 15, 2022 Published in the Lancet , findings from a large clinical trial through Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson), ICES Western and Western University suggest that lowering dialysis temperatures does not lead to improved patient
Thank you to all who attended this year’s virtual Take Our Kids to Work Day event!
November 15, 2022 Take Our Kids to Work Day was a virtual event for the first time ever this year; and while it was a different experience for staff and their grade nines than the in-person event that was organized pre-pandemic, it was an engaging
