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St. Joseph’s Health Care London to lay off 85 RNs

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC · How we work

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St. Joseph’s Health Care London will lay off 85 registered nurses at Parkwood Institute.
The cuts follow a reported $4.7 million budget deficit.
The hospital will end the COAST police-nurse partnership on Jan. 15.
An anonymous RN warned the layoffs will immediately harm patient care at Parkwood.
Association of Nurses president Erin Ariss called RN cuts unjustified amid rising mental-health demand and blamed the provincial government.

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St. Joseph’s Health Care London will lay off 85 registered nurses at Parkwood Institute.
The cuts follow a reported $4.7 million budget deficit.
The hospital will end the COAST police-nurse partnership on Jan. 15.
An anonymous RN warned the layoffs will immediately harm patient care at Parkwood.
Association of Nurses president Erin Ariss called RN cuts unjustified amid rising mental-health demand and blamed the provincial government.