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.

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.

The biggest of changes came in 1921 after a new building was opened at South and Waterloo Street and in 1965 when the faculty moved to the university campus.

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.