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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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Ornge air ambulance brings patient to our KGH site

November 4, 2021

Due to extremely high patient volumes, KHSC reminds community where to best access care

With unprecedented patient volumes in the Emergency Department (ED) at Kingston General Hospital (KGH) and the Urgent Care Centre (UCC) at Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is asking the community for support to ensure...

Hybrid OR

November 2, 2021

New hybrid operating suite opens at KHSC

A new $2.8-million hybrid operating room (OR) at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) opened today and will advance minimally-invasive endovascular (inside-blood vessels) procedures in Kingston by combining state-of-the-art imaging technology with...

KHSC carpenter Mike Berry

October 29, 2021

People of KHSC: Mike Berry

Having worked at KHSC for 13 years, carpenter Mike Berry knows our Kingston General Hospital site like the back of his hand. However in 2013 he began to see the hospital from a whole new perspective…as a patient. Shortly after the birth of his son...

RT Riley Moss in ICU

October 26, 2021

Respiratory therapy students quickly immersed in COVID-19 ICU

This year, more than ever, our health care system is relying on RTs. As frontline workers, they have played important roles behind the front lines of the pandemic forcing RTs into new territory like never before. “Pre-pandemic, a typically busy day...

team members with ultrasound

October 21, 2021

Hospital and community services partner to bring innovative care to vulnerable populations

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has partnered with the Street Health Centre (SHC) and the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) to bring innovative ultrasound services where it is needed most for vulnerable populations in Kingston...

OT Maryl Cook

October 18, 2021

People of KHSC: Maryl Cook

As we celebrate Occupational Therapy (OT) month, we also celebrate People of KHSC OT Maryl Cook. Occupational therapy is 100 years strong in Ontario and Maryl has seen changes to the profession in her 22 years as an OT. “I graduated with a bachelor's...

Ambulances at Emergency Department

October 15, 2021

KHSC prepares for unsanctioned Homecoming events

With a weekend of unsanctioned Homecoming celebrations expected in the city, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has put plans in place to support an increase in patient demand. However, due to extremely high patient volumes, KHSC is urging...

Ultrasound unit delivered to street health

October 14, 2021

KHSC and partners to bring care to vulnerable populations

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has partnered with the Street Health Centre (SHC) and the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) to bring innovative ultrasound services where it is needed most for vulnerable populations in Kingston...

People of KHSC

October 8, 2021

People of KHSC: Vici Del-Mei

“Nursing is unlike most other jobs. It’s a part of you, you give a lot, and you go through a lot with the people you call your coworkers, friends and family,” says Vici Del-Mei. “It’s going to be difficult, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, to...