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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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Time: It’s part of what makes KHSC’s acute stroke team tick

We’re kind of a big deal. The last time we checked, Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s Regional Stroke Centre of southeastern Ontario was still the fastest centre - of the 11 in Ontario - to remove clots and restore blood flow to the brain with...

Seven members of the Pride Staff Community Group are standing outside Kingston General Hospital, holding a large Progress Pride banner that says Kingston Health Sciences Centre supports Pride.

Creating safer spaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities

Let’s get loud, let’s get proud! Pride Month may be in June, but there’s a special group of people at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) spreading 2SLGBTQIA+ love all year round. Meet the Pride Staff Community Group. “Navigating identity can be a...

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Beading and conversations at the heart of KHSC Indigenous craft circle

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) held its first Indigenous craft circle on June 18, as part of our National Indigenous History Month celebrations. Indigenous crafting has a long and rich history. Passed on from generation to generation, many...

Representatives from Tim Hortons present a cheque to staff from KHSC and the UHKF

2024 Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign raises $177,413 for KHSC

Health-care professionals have a big smile on their faces today, after being presented a cheque for $177,413 in support of child and youth mental health programs at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). The money comes from this year’s Tim Hortons...

Presenting the Exceptional Healer Award

Exceptional Healer recipients show simple human kindness and contagious positive energy

KHSC’s Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) is thrilled to announce that Dr. Garth Smith and RN Lisa Thibeault are the winners of this year’s Exceptional Healer Award. Launched in 2017, the Exceptional Healer Award is a PFAC initiative that...

Patti Cox is pictured leaning against a care desk on a patient care unit, listening as a member of the care team speaks to her. Cox has blue eyes and light blonde hair styled in a pixie cut. She’s wearing a blue denim blouse on top of a white t-shirt. The staff member has their back to the camera, while Cox is facing the camera.

People of KHSC: Patti Cox

Every now and then you’ll find Patti Cox armed with her trusty clipboard and pen making the rounds at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). As a patient experience advisor, she’s on the lookout for ways to improve different aspects of the care...

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Annual Report 2023-2024

Message from the CEO and Board Chair We are pleased to present the Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) Annual Report for 2023-2024. This year has been marked by significant achievements across our organization, driven by our commitment to...

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Best-in-class radiation care at KHSC

It might surprise you to hear radiation has been widely used to treat cancer since the early 20th century, shortly after the discovery of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie. Since then, the field of radiation therapy has come a long way. Medical...

A KHSC nurse provides care to a patient during a Stem Cell transplant

Using cellular therapy to support patients with cancer

At KHSC, the stem cell transplant team is using cellular therapy to support patients with certain types of blood cancers that would otherwise be difficult to treat. By retrieving, preserving, and reintroducing a patient’s own stem cells back into...