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an operating room at khsc with a text overlay that says "this is the place where innovation operates every day"

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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December 11, 2019

First Kingston Health Sciences Centre website goes live

Welcome to the first Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, designed to give patients and families what they need to have the best possible experience across our Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH) and Kingston General Hospital (KGH) sites. This new website...
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December 9, 2019

Sharing our expertise with bariatric surgery and living with obesity

Our bariatric specialists are now sharing their expertise beyond the walls of Kingston Health Sciences Centre courtesy of an education model that links them directly with primary care providers in the community who are managing patients living with...
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Dr. Angeles Garcia
December 6, 2019

Dr. Angeles Garcia posthumously recognized for dementia research

Dr. Angeles Garcia, a KGH Research Institute clinician-scientist and Queen’s University professor who made key discoveries in Alzheimer’s disease, has been posthumously recognized with the Irma M. Parhad Award for Excellence. The award, given by the...
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TSU
November 28, 2019

New name, same big hearts

While the new name, Transitional Support Unit, helps patients and families better understand the type of care that is provided on Connell 3 – care and support for people who will transition from hospital to living environments that best meet their...
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man hanging Christmas lights
November 27, 2019

HO...HO...HOLD the decorations?

Heading up a ladder to wrap a few festive lights around your favourite 20-foot spruce? Or to get started on a dazzling Clark Griswold light display? Consider this first: installing holiday lights can be hazardous to your health. It can even be deadly...
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Dr. Paula James
November 21, 2019

KHSC named among Top 40 Research Hospitals

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has once again been named one of Canada’s Top 40 research hospitals by Re$earch Infosource. KHSC is one of 19 Ontario hospitals recognized on the list since it debuted in 2011. Hospitals are ranked by their...
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Athena with teddy bears
November 13, 2019

KGH Auxiliary launches 2019 Teddy Bear Campaign

Just two and half years old, Athena has already spent 541 days of her young life in hospital but it hardly shows on the bright-eyed, energetic little girl who has benefited from excellent pediatric care at Kingston Health Sciences Centre. Born three...
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Members of the project team gathered together to celebrate the successful completion of the project at the KGH site of KHSC.
November 7, 2019

New Alaris pumps infuse KHSC

Every year, approximately 428,000 fluid infusions are started and utilized across KHSC to deliver life-saving medications or other nutrients to patients in need. Central to the reliable delivery of these fluids is a fleet of over 1,600 Alaris...
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Dr. Stephen Vanner
November 5, 2019

KGHRI specialist in bowel disease honoured with national award

Dr. Stephen Vanner, Director of the Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit (GIDRU) at Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Professor of Medicine at Queen’s University, and clinician-scientist, KGH Research Institute, has been named a Fellow of the...
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        • Art Installations
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      • In-patient meals
        • Our menu - Lunch and Dinner
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      • Other information about your visit
      • Patient and Family Guidebook - HDH and KGH sites
      • Patient Rights and Responsibilities
      • Smoke free, scent sensitive, latex free
      • Your room - in-patient care
      • Your safety
        • Hand Hygiene and Infection Prevention
        • Hand hygiene compliance
    • Preparing to leave the Hospital
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      • Hand Hygiene and Infection Prevention
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      • Smoke free, scent sensitive, latex free
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      • Find your Clinic
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      • Rescheduling your appointment
    • Areas of Care
      • Cancer Care
      • Critical Care
      • Labour and Delivery
      • Mental Health and Addiction Care
        • Detoxification Centre
        • Heads Up! - Early Psychosis Intervention Program
      • Pediatric Care
      • Surgical Care
      • Medicine Care
      • Laboratory Services
      • Medical Genetics
      • Pharmacy Care
      • Sleep Lab
      • Regional Programs and Partners
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      • Emergency Care
      • Diagnostic Imaging Care
      • Diabetes Education and Management Centre
      • Ophthalmology
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      • Mission, Vision and Values
      • KHSC Operating Agreement
      • Our Legacy Hospital Sites
        • Hotel Dieu Hospital Site
        • Kingston General Hospital Site
          • KGH Site History and Milestones
          • KGH Site Quick Facts
      • Ethics
        • KHSC Ethics Resources
        • KHSC Ethics Framework
      • KHSC Indigenous Acknowledgement
    • Our Strategy 2024-2027
      • Adapting to changes in our environment
      • Our mission, vision and values
      • Our Strategic Directions
      • Annual Corporate Plan 2026-2027
      • Archived Annual Corporate Plans
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      • Our Scorecard
        • Quarterly Reports
        • Annual Reports
      • Quality and Patient Safety
        • Our Quality Improvement Plan
        • Patient Safety Indicator Reports
        • Hospital Accreditation
      • Fiscal Accountability
        • Hospital Accountability Agreements
        • Broader Public Sector Accountability Act
        • Supply Chains Act
        • Financial Reports
      • Best Practice Spotlight Organization
      • Greening KHSC
    • Innovation @ KHSC
    • Senior Leadership Team
    • Board of Directors
      • Board related documents
      • Board Recruitment
    • Patient and Family Advisory Council
      • Exceptional Healer Award
      • Patient Experience Advisors
        • Apply to become a PEA
        • Who are PEAs and what do they do?
    • Privacy And Access To Information
      • My Healthcare Information
      • Freedom of Information
      • Video Surveillance use at KHSC
      • What is the Lumeo System?
    • Our Foundation
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