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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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KHSC Rwanda Fellowship

February 3, 2023

Local physicians making a global impact

The calling to help others is a special bond that connects and motivates many people who work in healthcare. For two Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) physicians, this drive isn’t just limited to patients in southeastern Ontario but has extended...

Stroke Distinction Award

February 1, 2023

Stroke care at KHSC is world-class

Earlier this month, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) was awarded its fourth Stroke Distinction Award for acute stroke care, and has once again been recognized for its clinical excellence and outstanding commitment to leadership in stroke care...

Micki Mulima is pictured sitting at her desk at the KGH site. She has short, dark hair and is wearing a red, patterned top.

January 31, 2023

People of KHSC: Micki Mulima

Black History Month means different things to different people. For Micki Mulima, Kingston Health Sciences Centre's (KHSC) director of inclusion, leadership and talent development, it’s about recognizing the achievements of Black people, both past...

Researchers at KHSC

January 31, 2023

KHSC ranked in the top 40 research hospitals in Canada

For the eleventh consecutive year, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and its research institute, the Kingston General Health Research Institute (KGHRI), has been named one of the Top 40 research hospitals in Canada by Research Infosource. As the...

Dr Jennifer Bossio, Cassie Dionne

January 24, 2023

New program delivers relief for women suffering from pelvic pain

It can be as common as migraines or back pain, but rarely talked about among those who live with it. Chronic pelvic pain - defined as pain below the bellybutton and between the hips- affects between 6% and 27% of women and can have massive impacts on...

Ralph Yeung is pictured in a hallway at the KGH site. He's wearing blue scrubs, a mask and black scrub hat.

January 23, 2023

People of KHSC: Ralph Yeung

Every shift Ralph Yeung is searching, in hopes of finding answers for Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) patients. He’s a medical radiation technologist (MRT) with the Interventional Radiology team, which diagnoses and treats patients using...

Michelle Hiebert is pictured sitting at her desk, located at the HDH site. She has shoulder-length, silver hair and is wearing a blue, long-sleeved shirt.

January 16, 2023

People of KHSC: Michelle Hiebert

By day Michelle Hiebert is an executive assistant at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), but during her spare time she’s supporting a local charity and helping those less fortunate stay a little warmer. “SOCKS Kingston collects new socks for the...

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January 2, 2023

Have you experienced an exceptional health care professional at KHSC?

If a health care professional at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has provided you with excellent patient- and family-centred care, now is your chance to nominate that person for an Exceptional Healer Award. KHSC invites patients, family...

Transitional Care Unit

January 1, 2022

Standing tall at the Transitional Care Unit

Sloan’s sister Cindy Esford says his recovery “has far exceeded what we expected” since being transferred to the Transitional Care Unit (TCU). Now with 22 more beds being added to the unit for a total of 102 beds, more people like Sloan will be able...