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LHSC is proud to participate in Ontario’s Delirium Awareness Flag Campaign. Together, we’re raising awareness about this serious condition, improving prevention, and focusing on early intervention.

Learn how we help protect at-risk patients: www.lhsc.on.ca/news/making-...
January 23, 2026 at 4:23 PM
This Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, we’re proud to spotlight the Indigenous Cancer Care team at the South West Regional Cancer Program for bringing screening, education and culturally safe care into Indigenous communities.

Learn more: www.lhsc.on.ca/news/advanci...
January 22, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Thanks to the expertise of LHSC’s cardiac surgery team, Angela received a world-first, lifesaving dual procedure that rebuilt most of her aorta in a single operation.

Learn how this innovative surgery is offering new hope to patients with complex aortic disease: www.lhsc.on.ca/news/lhsc-fi...
January 21, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Join us on Wednesday, January 21 for our next Community Update Meeting! We’re discussing respiratory illnesses, preparing for hip and knee replacements, how patients can get involved in clinical trials, and much more.

Tune into the livestream on Wednesday at noon:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xFW...
January 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
As an intensive care physician in the Paediatric Critical Care Unit at Children’s Hospital, Dr. Rishi Ganesan witnesses firsthand the impact of how critical illness and long hospitalizations affect the brain of young patients.

Learn how his research is shaping care from @lhscri.bsky.social below.
Through research, Dr. Rishi Ganesan is improving care for children by studying how neurological conditions, critical illness, and long hospitalizations affect the brain.

Discover how this research is shaping care for critically ill children: www.lhscri.ca/news/through...
January 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Last month’s Community Update Meeting was a great way to connect & share updates before the holidays.

Our next meeting is coming up on Jan. 21. If you have questions about LHSC programs/services you’d like our team to answer, we encourage you to submit them using this online form: shorturl.at/9BAEt
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
As we kick off 2026, we’re celebrating Dr. Beary Goode, who was recognized for hugging & waving his way into the hearts of countless patients & families at Children’s Hospital for over 20 years.

Know someone who made a difference in your care? Recognize them today: www.lhsc.on.ca/patients-vis...
January 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
DYK that iron lungs remained in use through the 1960s to help people with polio breathe? Around the same time, equipment continued to advance and respiratory therapy began to take shape as a new field.

Discover the roots of this profession and its early days at LHSC: www.lhsc.on.ca/150/moment/h...
December 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
In case you missed it, we’re coming to the end of our 150th year, a milestone shaped by generations of care and compassion. Through every season, we’ve stood together to support one another and advance medicine. As we look ahead to the year to come, we’re grateful to continue this journey with you.
December 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
What an inspiring day at the Business Cares Food Drive wrap-up event! LHSC proudly joined about 300 organizations across London & area for the 26th annual campaign. Thanks to the generosity of our team, we donated more than 1,200lbs of non-perishable food in support of @londonfoodbank.bsky.social.
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Tune in on Dec 17 for our Community Update Meeting. We're discussing the respiratory season, tips for staying safe over the holidays, sickle cell disease & more. We’ll even hear from our beary-good friends at Children’s Health Foundation!

Livestream starts at 12pm: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcBQ...
December 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
From all of us at LHSC, happy holidays!

This year, we reflect on the people and moments that have shaped LHSC over the past 150 years. Across generations, through times of change, challenge, and progress, we’ve stood together through every season to care for each other and advance medicine.
December 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Last month’s virtual Community Update Meeting was a success! We loved connecting and sharing updates with many of you.

If you couldn’t tune in, you can still watch the November 19 recording and read the monthly report here: www.lhsc.on.ca/about-lhsc/c...
December 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
George Westerik has become the first patient at LHSC to receive an innovative radiation treatment for his heart condition, ventricular tachycardia.

LHSC is one of only a few hospitals in Canada to offer this treatment & begin important research. @westernu.ca

www.lhsc.on.ca/news/lhsc-on...
December 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The future of radiation therapy is now thanks to the installation of the Ethos Linear Accelerator (LINAC) at LHSC’s Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre.

Read how the Ethos LINAC is providing next level care for cancer patients in southwestern Ontario: www.lhsc.on.ca/news/the-fut...
December 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Jahmari was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at birth.
After years of pain, he received a stem cell transplant as treatment for his sickle cell disease at LHSC — the hospital’s first adult patient to do so in nearly 20 years. Now, he’s now doing better than ever: www.lhsc.on.ca/news/adult-p...
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We’re just days away from this month’s Community Update Meeting happening November 19 at noon.

Tune in to hear the latest hospital updates via livestream: www.youtube.com/live/1z77CkV...
November 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Last month’s virtual Community Update Meeting was a great opportunity to connect and share updates with many of you!

Couldn’t tune in? No problem. You can watch the October 15 meeting and read the monthly report here: www.lhsc.on.ca/about-lhsc/c...
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We’re proud to share that LHSC’s Clinical Research Library has been recognized with the @medlibassn.bsky.social’s 2025 Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award!

Learn more: www.lhsc.on.ca/news/lhscs-c...
October 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Some assume that spiritual care is only for patients who are religious.

In reality, spiritual care at LHSC isn't connected to a specific religion or denomination. Spiritual care practitioners offer support that respects each patient’s own values and beliefs.

More: www.lhsc.on.ca/news/truths-...
October 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
What a year it’s been! 👏🎉

Take a look back at how @lhscri.bsky.social has continued to drive forward medical breakthroughs that are making a difference in the lives of patients and their families around the world.
Happy one-year anniversary to LHSCRI! 🍰🎉

We’ve accomplished a lot this year. As we look to the future, we’re proud to continue building on our 150-year legacy of advancing care through research.

Learn more: www.lhscri.ca/news/celebra...
October 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
LHSC’s virtual Community Update Meetings are returning this week!

Tune in on October 15 at noon to hear about hospital updates, recent advancements across our care teams, and more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PFs...
October 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
LHSC is raising the standard of women’s health care with a new Women’s Minor Procedure Room, a dedicated space where patients can receive a range of common gynecological procedures — including IUD insertions, biopsies and pap smears — under conscious sedation.

More: www.lhsc.on.ca/news/new-wom...
October 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Wondering about the use of Tylenol during pregnancy?

We spoke with Dr. Janine Hutson, maternal-fetal medicine specialist and OBGYN about what the latest research says, what to consider and what LHSC is doing to better understand medication safety and pregnancy: www.lhsc.on.ca/news/everyth...
September 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
At LHSC, virtual care continues to evolve and so does our commitment to patient-centered, equitable and innovative service delivery.

The numbers speak for themselves — take a look at our 2024/2025 Virtual Care Program Year in Review: www.lhsc.on.ca/virtual-care
September 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM