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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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Lori Silva has short, dark hair and has glasses. She's pictured standing next to a piece of equipment at Breast Imaging Kingston.

October 4, 2022

People of KHSC: Lori Silva

Problem solver – that’s one way to describe Lori Silva. She’s the charge technologist at Breast Imaging Kingston, a state-of-the-art facility which offers screening and precision diagnosis of breast cancer. Silva wears many hats to ensure the centre...

fast-track stroke rehab referral

September 30, 2022

Teams improve patients’ access to stroke rehabilitation

The sooner patients needing rehabilitation can access this care after having a stroke, the better their health outcomes will be, including regaining their independence and integrating back into their communities. Before stroke team members from...

Superhero Day 2022

September 29, 2022

Superheroes drop by to amaze youngest patients at KHSC

For a seventh year, a team of caped crusaders traded fighting crime for fighting grime on September 29 as they swung by to put a sparkle on windows and young faces at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). Batman, Ironman, Spiderman, Star-Lord...

Jacob Kasaboski has short, dark, curly hair. He's wearing a bright, blue top and standing outside the Kingston General Hospital site.

September 20, 2022

People of KHSC: Jacob Kasaboski

When Jacob Kasaboski applied to be a nursing support assistant with Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) in June, little did he know the role would inspire a whole new career path. He heard about the position from his mom, Jennifer Kasaboski, who...

Marcel Cernik has short dark hair and a beard. He's wearing purple scrubs and pictured standing outside of Hotel Dieu Hospital.

September 12, 2022

People of KHSC: Marcel Cernik

Every shift Marcel Cernik averages about 16 thousand steps, but some days it can get as high as 34 thousand if he works overtime. He’s a porter at our Hotel Dieu Hospital site and has been for the last 16 years. Cernik is on his feet 24/7 and every...

Capturing infant in NICU with new imaging technology

September 12, 2022

Bringing baby that much closer to home

Exciting new technology in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is now bringing parents and caregivers that much closer to their infant children at the most critical time in their young lives. This month...

Dr. Yuka Asai has shoulder length, dark and wavy hair. She wears glasses and is wearing a black, capped sleeve top.

September 6, 2022

People of KHSC: Dr. Yuka Asai

Compassionate concern for patients’ welfare and happiness ✔ Exhibits and performs outstanding patient care ✔ Positive effect on others ✔ Those are just some of the reasons why Dr. Yuka Asai was named the 2021 Derm of the Year by the Canadian Skin...

A mid shot image of Emma Hum who has chin length dark, wavy hair, brown eyes and is wearing a blue top.

August 26, 2022

People of KHSC: Emma Hum

For more than 20 years, Emma Hum has been helping stroke patients regain their ability to swallow safely and recover their communications skills. The speech language pathologist works on Kidd 7, an acute stroke unit, at Kingston Health Sciences...

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August 19, 2022

People of KHSC: Margie Callaghan

If you’ve ever ordered a BLT in the Brockview Café at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), chances are Margie Callaghan served up that sandwich in record time. Long familiar to Café patrons at KHSC’s Hotel Dieu Hospital site, Margie is clocking 20...