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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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September 11, 2024

Kingston Health Sciences Centre receives $17.5 million in additional funding

This summer Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) received several new funding notices, totaling $17.5 million, aimed at reducing wait-times, completing much needed infrastructure projects, and providing care to the growing number of patients being...

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August 29, 2024

Power of Hope Golf Tournament raises $152,500 for prostate cancer care

In 2019, Mike Laframboise directly benefited from the generosity of donors when he had prostate cancer surgery. Doctors used a da Vinci Surgical System (a robotic-assisted surgical machine that is less invasive and leads to quicker recover times than...

Dr. Dan Mulder stands outside the Urgent Care Centre at KHSC's Hotel Dieu Hospital site.

August 22, 2024

Study highlights key factors contributing to increased health care needs in children

A recent study led by researchers at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), the Kingston General Health Research Institute (KGHRI) , and Queen's University , has identified several critical factors contributing to the escalating demand for pediatric...

Rose of Hope Tournament organizers

Rose of Hope raises $400,000 to help buy new MRI machine

Rose of Hope Golf Tournament event chair Sherri McCullough likes to tell the people who are taking part in the major fundraiser that they are doing more than playing golf. They are saving lives. “It’s more than just having fun – we are doing really...

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KHSC joins partnership to tackle racism in the region

KHSC has partnered with a group of municipal, institutional, educational, and business leaders to raise awareness about racism in Kingston. This partnership supports KHSC’s strategic direction to advance equity, inclusion and diversity and address...

Orlana Bourgoin is standing in a hallway at the Kingston General Hospital site, looking directly in the camera. She has long, wavy, blonde hair, blue eyes and is wearing a bright green tank top. Her upper left arm is covered in flower tattoos.

People of KHSC: Orlana Bourgoin

Working in health care is a rewarding experience, but it’s no secret, it can also be physically and mentally stressful. That’s why one of our main goals at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is fostering a positive workplace, by enhancing the...

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Superhero Day returns to KHSC

To the delight of patients, families and hospital staff, a squad of caped crusaders from Elite Window Cleaning returned to Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) to lift the spirits of children receiving care throughout Kingston General Hospital site...

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KHSC '23/24 by the numbers

Did you know Kingston Health Sciences Centre is the beating heart of specialized acute and complex care in our region, providing the highest-level of care for all of southeastern Ontario? From Belleville to Brockville, to Napanee, Perth, Smiths Falls...

Dr. Siddhartha Srivastava

Southeastern Ontario hospitals awarded $1M to explore Artificial Intelligence in reducing physician administrative burden

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), MD Financial Management Inc. (MD) and Scotiabank have awarded $1 million to Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and it’s hospital partners, through the Health Care Unburdened Grant program, to explore the...