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Twice the robots, twice the care.

In the operating rooms at KHSC, surgery is starting to look more like science fiction. From behind the console of the new Da Vinci Xi robotic surgery system, surgeons can perform minimally invasive procedures with precision, ease and accuracy, doubling the capacity of a program already transforming hundreds of lives across Southeastern Ontario each year.

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'Team Gridlock' is already registered for this year's Relay For Life.

Step up to fight cancer - register a 'Relay for Life' team

Many of us have been touched by cancer and on June 7, you can make a difference by simply putting one foot in front of the other. That's the concept behind Relay for Life, a 12-hour spirited fundraising event. "Relay for Life is a poignant way to...

ECG Technician Cathy Shaw was part of a pilot project in the cardiac unit that led to the creation of our new phlebotomy team.

New phlebotomy team being created

Collecting blood samples is a big job across Kingston General Hospital. Now a specialized team of phlebotomists is being assembled to help ensure it is always done in a safe, consistent and timely manner for our patients. "At the moment there are...

The 2013-14 KGH Annual Corporate Plan

Annual corporate plan now available online

To get a clear picture of what Kingston General Hospital's plans are for next year, all you have to do is check out our latest Annual Corporate Plan. It was recently approved and is now posted on the " Achieving Our Aim" section of our website. "In...

Patient Experience Advisor Jennifer Dee

Patient & Family Forums-new care initiative

Kingston General Hospital has been partnering with patients and their families in a number of new and exciting ways, all with a view to create the best possible patient experience. Now, there's another innovative patient- and family-centred care...

New KGH social media policy unveiled

Surfing the web is an entertaining pursuit but the Internet is also a powerful learning, networking and collaborative business tool and KGH is now poised to take better advantage of it. As part of the hospital's new Social Media Policy, our...

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Start a conversation on the rebooted KGHConnect.ca

Keeping track of what's happening at Kingston General Hospital just got easier for people outside and inside our hospital. Our Communications and Public Affairs department has redesigned and re-launched our main social media and news site KGHConnect...

Dr. Catherine Barry uses her new iPad to review imaging files for patients on one of the units at KGH.

Residents taking iPads for a test drive

It's technology that many of us only dreamed of just a few years ago, but now tablets are quickly becoming a new tool that will benefit our front-line clinicians and our patients. As part of a pilot project funded by the Queen's School of Medicine...

Kingston’s three hospitals partnered with other members of the local health care community to form a collective entry during the City of Kingston's Centennial parade in August 1938.

From our archives

To celebrate the city of Kingston’s centennial year, special events were concentrated during ‘Old Home Week’ in August of 1938. Kingston’s three hospitals partnered with other members of the local health care community to form a collective entry for...

Along with a generous financial donation, members of the Sandra Schmirler Foundation brought a number of hand-knit booties and hats for premature babies in our NICU.

February 27, 2013

Big donation for our smallest patients

Last week’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts brought more than top-notch curling to Kingston. There was also a major donation of $57,000 from the Sandra Schmirler Foundation to Kingston General Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), along with...