London Health Sciences Centre is a hospital network in London , Ontario and is collectively one of Canada 's largest acute-care teaching hospitals . It was formed in 1995 as a result of the merger of University Hospital and Victoria Hospital . In affiliation with the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario , it trains more than 1,800 medical and care professionals annually. It operates two hospital facilities, University Hospital and Victoria Hospital which includes the Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre .
20-609: Donald Alexander Macdonald , Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario , officially opened the London General Hospital in 1875. Its legacy as a teaching hospital dates from 1882, when the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Western Ontario was opened at St. James Street. In 1887, there were 60 students, too many for the original site, and a new building was constructed at Waterloo and York Streets. The biggest of changes came in 1921 after
40-413: A COVID-19 outbreak at University Hospital which killed 26 people, Woods had sent a memo to health workers under him admonishing them for not strictly following public health advice and stating that they should be held to a higher standard. Upon CBC News breaking the story, Woods issued a statement saying that he would respect public health advice on non-essential travel in the future. On January 11, Woods
60-525: A new building was opened at South and Waterloo Street and in 1965 when the faculty moved to the university campus. The London General Training School for Nurses opened in 1883 with total of three students. It was the third nursing school opened in Canada. All students were living in the hospital until the Nurses' Residence was opened in 1905. In 1975, the nursing program was transferred to Fanshawe College . Today, with
80-578: Is commonly translated in English as “Prime Minister”, the official title as per articles 67 and 68 of the Constitution is “ Předseda vlády ”, literally “President of the Government”. In Croatia , the head of government is officially called “President of the Government” ( predsjednik vlade ) but “Premier” ( premijer ) is colloquially used. In Serbia , the head of government is officially called "President of
100-617: Is informally referred to as the "Premier". In North Macedonia the head of the government is named premier (Macedonian премиер, premier ), usually translated in English as prime minister . In the Soviet Union , the title of premier was applied to the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars , named Chairman of the Council of Ministers after 1946, which became the Prime Minister of
120-526: Is used to avoid confusion with the national leader. In these cases, care should be taken not to confuse the title of "premier" with "prime minister". In these countries, terms such as "Federal Premier", "National Premier" or "Premier of the Dominion" were sometimes used to refer to prime ministers, although these are now obsolete. The word comes from French premier ministre which means prime minister. Premier meaning 'first', coming from Latin prīmārius . This
140-664: Is why in many nations, "premier" is used interchangeably with " prime minister ". In the People's Republic of China , "premier" is more common and official, but "prime minister" is still used (see Premier of the People's Republic of China ). In the Republic of China (Taiwan), the head of government is officially the President of the Executive Yuan , but it can also be abbreviated to Premier. In
160-617: The Cayman Islands , the head of government is referred to as the “Premier”, however, as a British Overseas Territory, the British Monarch is the head of state , and the British government often has the last say on external affairs. In Cambodia , "Premier" means the "Prime Minister". In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , a sub-national entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina , as well as in
180-519: The House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1875, and served as Postmaster General of Canada . In 1875 Macdonald was appointed the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and held that post until 1880. He died in Montreal in 1896. Macdonald served as a Major in the 4th Battalion, Glengarry Militia, succeeding his brother John as Commanding Officer in 1852. He was the brother of John Sandfield Macdonald ,
200-785: The United States five times since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario – including over the Christmas holidays – contrary to public health advice against non-essential international travel. Woods is a Canadian citizen and lives in London by himself, while his family lives in Michigan . All of his trips were approved by the London Health Sciences Centre Board. In November 2020, during
220-609: The cantons , the head of government has the formal title of "premier", often anglicized as "prime minister", while the national prime minister is Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina , but "premier" is sometimes colloquially used. In the Czech Republic , the head of government is colloquially called “Premiér”, and the Czech language translates both “Premier” and “Prime Minister” as “Premiér”. However, although his post
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#1732844185035240-512: The First World War. Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments , state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier . A premier will normally be a head of government , but is not the head of state . In presidential systems , the two roles are often combined into one, whereas in parliamentary systems of government
260-556: The Government" ( predsednik vlade ) but "Premier" ( premijer ) is colloquially used. In Poland , the head of government is officially called "President of the Council of Ministers" ( Polish : Prezes Rady Ministrów , lit. 'Chairman of the Council of Ministers') but "Premier" (polish for Prime Minister) is colloquially used. In Italy , the President of the Council of Ministers , an office equivalent to prime minister,
280-656: The Soviet Union in 1991. In Malaysia , the head of the Sarawak state government is known as the Premier of Sarawak following a state constitutional amendment in 2022, a move widely seen to reflect the status of Sarawak as an equal partner with Sabah and Malaya in Malaysia as stipulated in the 1963 Malaysia Agreement (MA63). In the Netherlands , the term premier is colloquially used as
300-694: The amalgamation of both the University Hospital campus and Victoria Hospital campus within London Health Sciences Centre, both are educational sites for nursing students from both Fanshawe College and the University of Western Ontario, in addition to public-health, dentistry and medicine students at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and the broader University of Western Ontario Faculty of Graduate Studies. In January 2021, President and CEO Paul Woods apologized for travelling to
320-687: The first Premier of Ontario , and Alexander Francis Macdonald , the MP for Cornwall from 1874 to 1878. Hon. Donald Alexander Macdonald, P.C., and Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, 1875–80, married Catherine Fraser, daughter of Colonel the Hon. Alexander Fraser , M.L.C. of Fraserfield and commanding officer of the 1st Glengarry Militia. The couple`s daughter Margaret was born at Alexandria, Ont., and educated in Montreal. She married, at Toronto, Ontario September 16, 1875, William Hales Hingston , M.D., F.R.C.S. (Lond.), who,
340-530: The two are usually kept separate. "Premier" is often the title of the heads of government in sub-national entities , such as the provinces and territories of Canada , states of the Commonwealth of Australia , provinces of South Africa , the island of Nevis within the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , and the nation of Niue . In some of these cases, the formal title remains "Prime Minister" but "Premier"
360-615: Was a Canadian politician. Born in 1817 in St. Raphael's, Upper Canada , Donald Alexander Macdonald studied at St Raphael's College under the first Catholic Bishop of Ontario, Alexander Macdonell . He became a railway contractor and was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1857 to 1867. He was the Liberal Member of Parliament for Glengarry in
380-568: Was appointed a Commander of the Roman Order of St. Gregory (1875), was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1895, and was called to the Senate of Canada in 1896. His son Col. Alexander George Fraser Macdonald (1863–1948) was an officer in the Canadian Militia, serving in the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion from 1897 to 1914. He commanded the 154th (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry) Battalion, CEF during
400-568: Was fired as CEO, and the board retracted earlier statements that it had approved Woods's trips. In 2021, Jackie Schleifer Taylor was appointed CEO. She went on medical leave in 2023. She left the job in June 2024. David Musyj , Windsor Regional Hospital 's president, was appointed acting president of London Health Sciences Centre in May 2024. Donald Alexander Macdonald Donald Alexander Macdonald PC (February 17, 1817 – June 10, 1896)
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