London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)

This month’s Community Update Meeting is happening December 18 at 12:00 p.m. Will you be tuning in? This is your opportunity to hear about recent advancements across our care teams, have your questions answered and more! Join the livestream on December 18 at noon: https://lnkd.in/gwAE6EVm

Are you interested in a career at LHSC? Whether you have years of experience or are a student looking for new opportunities, check out this week’s top jobs and apply today! Investigations Specialist - Employee & Labour Relations: https://lnkd.in/gt8UeMD8 Student Dispatch Clerk - Portering Dispatch: https://lnkd.in/gBMSmfX3 Summer Student 2025 - Dietary Worker: https://lnkd.in/gM8mcU5q Summer Student 2025 – Porter: https://lnkd.in/gCRZijZQ Student - Clerical - Facilities Management: https://lnkd.in/gmaSNbpG Ambulatory Clerk - UH Operating Room: https://lnkd.in/gvXKJXRq Medical Radiation Technologist - Diagnostic MRI UH: https://lnkd.in/gTSaw8st Medical Radiation Technologist - Molecular Imaging & Theranostics (Nuclear Medicine): https://lnkd.in/gEFk_urz Neurophysiologist - CNS Inpatient Unit: https://lnkd.in/gy7AmQG2 Registered Practical Nurse - Operating Rooms (University Hospital): https://lnkd.in/gfhTUhk4

In case you missed it: Last week, we announced the expansion of the paediatric emergency department at Children’s Hospital! The expansion, made possible through donations to Children's Health Foundation and support from Ontario’s Ministry of Health, consists of eight new beds and two dedicated procedure rooms. Read how this will allow the team at Children’s Hospital to help meet the growing demands for paediatric emergency care in southwestern Ontario: https://lnkd.in/ggQSp5k6 Health | Santé

Mahdiyeh moved to Canada at 19 not knowing any English.  After learning the language, she began the Medical Laboratory Assistant program at Fanshawe College in London.  While working as an assistant for three years, she observed the technologist’s direct impact on patient care, inspiring her to further her education. She graduated from the Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program at St. Clair College in Windsor in 2014. Mahdiyeh has now led several projects as an MLT, including the creation of LHSC’s COVID-19 testing protocol, and now works in the toxicology and trace elements lab leading projects including supporting cancer related research. Read more about Mahdiyeh’s experience #WorkingAtLHSC: https://lnkd.in/guHB6vPq

LHSC’s 2024 holiday e-card has arrived! This holiday season, we’re celebrating the light that #TeamLHSC brings to our patients and community – the light that connects us all. We wish you a holiday season filled with joy, warmth and the light of time spent with those you love.

Irina Bacanu is a medical laboratory technologist here at LHSC. Working in the Core Labs in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine department at University Hospital provides her with the opportunity to directly impact patient safety on a daily basis. From ensuring the lab areas are clean, to double checking patient information, verifying the results and working with technology, read how Irina and her colleagues safeguard patient safety in many ways: https://lnkd.in/gfCjdeGZ

Did you know that LHSC is hiring for a variety of positions? View this week’s top jobs and make your next career move today! Coordinator, Special Biochemistry & Point of Care Testing: https://lnkd.in/gfjhD79H Manager, Emergency Department (University Hospital): https://lnkd.in/g2smVFxx Indigenous Navigator - Emergency Services UH: https://lnkd.in/gK6Wc646 Coordinator, City-Wide Specimen Receiving, Client Services and Pre-Analytics: https://lnkd.in/gCrFAyhV Ambulatory Clerk - Pre-Admission Clinic UH: https://lnkd.in/gfbuduhk Financial Specialist II - General Accounting: https://lnkd.in/g-ZwcTku Registered Nurse - Adult Emergency Department - University Hospital: https://lnkd.in/g2p7tZHm Registered Nurse - Adult Emergency Department - Victoria Hospital: https://lnkd.in/gCHZbh2E Registered Nurse - UH Operating Room (Internship): https://lnkd.in/gNfbpXRA Registered Nurse - Children's Care - Critical Care Transport: https://lnkd.in/gXG4dNd4

In time to spread some festive cheer, the Clinic Notes are back this year! 🎶 For staff, patients, and visitors too, at the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre joy did brew. A concert so bright and music to share, Put on by our staff and physicians with nothing but care.

We are pleased to announce a 50 per cent expansion of the paediatric emergency department at Children’s Hospital.  As one of the few dedicated paediatric emergency departments in Ontario, the Children‘s ED provides care to a geographic area that covers a third of the province. This expansion will allow the paediatric emergency team to help meet the growing demands for paediatric emergency care in southwestern Ontario. This $3-million expansion is made possible through donations to Children's Health Foundation and support from Ontario’s Ministry of Health. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ggQSp5k6 Ontario Health | Santé Ontario Health | Santé

We are pleased to share that Mayor Josh Morgan has honoured LHSC’s Black Health team with the 2024 Diversity, Race Relations, and Inclusivity Award (DRRIA). Please join us in congratulating Cathy Wood, Black Health Lead, and Suishanie Brooks, Black Health Navigator, who recently accepted the award at the City of London, Canada Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Oppression Community Advisory Committee meeting. This recognition highlights the team’s unwavering commitment to Black health equity and ensuring our services are more responsive to the diverse needs of our community. Congratulations to the team!