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STEGH receives over $1.2 million in Provincial Funding [News]
Published On: December 19, 2019
The St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital is receiving $1,231,883 in Provincial funding to maintain and update infrastructure. Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek announced the Hospital Infrastructure Renewal Funding on Wednesday afternoon (December 18) at STEGH.
Holiday Health Tips [News]
Published On: December 4, 2019
It's never fun to be sick for the holidays. Ensure you don't turn green like the grinch. Follow these steps to keep your health in tact this holiday season.
Tree of Life honours organ & tissue donation [News]
Published On: October 29, 2019
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital has erected a life-sized Tree of Life to symbolize the strength and vibrancy of life. Each handcrafted leaf on the tree acknowledges an organ and/or tissue donor at STEGH, and reflects on the generosity and hope that organ and tissue donation offers to both families and to recipients.
Cervical Cancer is Almost Always Preventable [News]
Published On: October 21, 2019
Every year, about 750 people in Ontario will get cervical cancer and about 160 people will die from it. Getting screened regularly is important because it can find abnormal cells that could become cancer (called pre-cancers). Finding pre-cancers and treating them can prevent you from getting cancer.
Screening Saved My Life: Breast Cancer Awareness Month [Media Releases]
Published On: October 1, 2019
Screening Saved My Life: Corinne’s Story of Strength & Survival October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (St. Thomas, ON) One in eight women are expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime. Corinne Roos did not think she would be the one. It came just one day after losing her 13-year old German Shepherd – […]
Screening Saved My Life: Corinne’s Story of Strength and Survival [News]
Published On: September 30, 2019
One in eight women are expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime. Corinne Roos did not think she would be the one. It came just one day after losing her 13-year old German Shepherd – the call from her family doctor that would change Corinne’s life. She had breast cancer. “It’s hard to describe […]
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital is now a Fully Accredited Breast Assessment Program [News]
Published On: August 27, 2019
STEGH has received formal recognition by Cancer Care Ontario as a breast assessment program. This means, STEGH joins 70 centres across the province that offer a complete complement of services in the prevention, detection and treatment of breast cancer.
STEGH is now a Fully Accredited Breast Assessment Program [Media Releases]
Published On: August 27, 2019
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital is now a Fully Accredited Breast Assessment Program (St. Thomas, ON) STEGH has received formal recognition by Cancer Care Ontario as a breast assessment program. This means, STEGH joins 70 centres across the province that offer a complete complement of services in the prevention, detection and treatment of breast cancer. […]
STEGH Achieves Accreditation with Exemplary Standing [Media Releases]
Published On: July 30, 2019
(St. Thomas, ON) St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH) has achieved Accreditation with Exemplary Standing – the highest rating a health care organization in Canada can receive. Last month, STEGH hosted a team of peer surveyors from Accreditation Canada – an independent organization that sets standards for quality and safety in health care. The Accreditation […]
STEGH Launches New Strategic Plan – Imagine 2023: Creating a Healthier Tomorrow [Media Releases]
Published On: June 10, 2019
June 10, 2019 (St. Thomas, ON) – St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital is pleased to unveil its new Strategic Plan, a road map for the next four years, which will guide the organization’s work to improve health care for patients and the community. “Ontario’s health care system is in the midst of transformative change that […]