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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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Mario Lelievre is pictured standing in a hallway at Hotel Dieu Hospital. He has brown eyes, wears blue glasses and is bald. He’s wearing his Paladin Security uniform, which includes a blue collared, button down shirt, protective vest, radio, and ID badge.

November 27, 2023

People of KHSC: Mario Lelievre

For 30 years, Mario Lelievre was an aerospace control operator, or AC Op for short, with the Canadian Armed Forces. It’s a challenging role with a number of responsibilities. AC Ops help manage air traffic at Royal Canadian Air Force bases using...

KidsInclusive patient Gabby

November 22, 2023

Making her smile and helping her soar

Gabby Lapointe has an infectious smile most days, but the two-year-old beams a little bit brighter every time she has an appointment with KidsInclusive Centre for Child & Youth Development. Her therapy appointments, which are more like strategic play...

a graphic of the wards

November 20, 2023

Nominations now open for KHSC Exceptional Healer Awards

Kingston, ON – Nov. 21, 2023 – If a health care provider at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has provided you or a loved one with excellent patient- and family-centred care, now is your chance to nominate them for an Exceptional Healer Award...

Surgeons at KHSC

November 16, 2023

Meet a team of surgeons who stand up for their patients in and out of the operating room.

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) can treat a number of women’s health conditions – from cancer, to endometriosis, abnormal bleeding and more. But the experts at KHSC who specialize in these procedures do more than operate – they are on a mission to...

Feature image: Dennis Clark is pictured in the NICU at the KGH site, cleaning equipment. He has short brown hair, blue eyes and has tattoos on both arms. He’s wearing blue scrubs.

November 8, 2023

People of KHSC: Dennis Clark

Meet Clark Kent… whoops… we mean Dennis Clark. You see around Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) he’s sometimes known as Superman. Why do you ask? Well back in 2016, we teamed up with Elite Window Cleaning to host the first ever Superhero Day for...

Members of the KHSC pediatrics team pose with members of the KGH Auxiliary

November 7, 2023

KGH Auxiliary launches 2023 Teddy Bear campaign

The Kingston General Hospital (KGH) Auxiliary has launched its 2023 “Show Children You Care” Teddy Bear campaign to help purchase patient care equipment for the pediatric program at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). The 20 th annual campaign...

Cancer Centre Pap Party Team

October 31, 2023

KHSC providing important cervical and breast screening resources for patients

October is breast cancer awareness month and cervical cancer week is Oct. 22-28. It’s an important month for raising awareness about two diseases that impact hundreds of Ontarians each year and, as the month draws to a close, KHSC is highlighting the...

Emerson Prior and his mom at a Utah Warriors game

October 23, 2023

Defying the odds; from micro-preemie to pro-athlete

At 6’1” and 260 pounds, it’s hard to imagine that professional rugby player Emerson Prior was ever small for his age. Not just small, born weighing just three pounds at KGH in 1998, Emerson was in fact what’s known as a micro-preemie. He and his...

Nurse delivers care to a young patient

October 17, 2023

KHSC improving pediatric care in southeastern Ontario

Unless you have visited KHSC’s inpatient pediatrics unit recently, you might not have noticed some drastic changes in the way highly specialized pediatric care is being delivered here at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). In fact, over the last...