Tag: London Health Sciences Centre
Children’s Hospital occupancy hits record 115% amid viral illness surge
Don’t expect things to get better anytime soon at London’s hospitals, hammered by a viral illness surge that’s driven up emergency room wait times and filled many of the system’s beds.
‘Unprecedented’ hospital crisis prompts series of town hall meetings
A health coalition is holding a series of emergency meetings across Southwestern Ontario to urge the provincial government to tackle the hospital crisis.
MDs face probe as Londoner alleges her anesthetic protest was ignored
A London woman’s allegations she was given an anesthetic despite protesting that the drug is harmful to her has sparked a probe into at least three London doctors.
Shocking stats, new resolve: Leaders roll up sleeves to tackle homelessness
About 500 people are turned away from a last-resort homeless shelter each month.
‘It may get worse’: Children’s Hospital ER swamped by kids with respiratory illnesses
Children’s Hospital is seeing double its typical volume of patients heading to the emergency room, as a surge in seasonal respiratory illnesses among kids strains pediatric hospitals provincewide.