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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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Dr. Paula James

February 21, 2019

Advancing understanding of hemophilia A in women

KHSC physician Dr. Paula James has revealed women who are carriers of hemophilia A, an inherited bleeding disorder, experience abnormal bleeding in about 30 per cent of cases. Dr. James is working to unravel the mystery as to why this abnormal...

Dr. Sara Awad is a Endocrinology and Metabolism specialist and arrived at KHSC as part of the physician recruitment effort.

February 21, 2019

New docs on the block

The physician ranks at Kingston Health Sciences Centre have grown recently following the completion of a successful recruitment campaign aimed at bringing new and highly trained doctors to the Limestone City. In fact, more than two dozen doctors, all...

Dr. Berman

February 20, 2019

New approach to bladder cancer testing

Research led by Dr. David Berman, Director of the Queen’s Cancer Research Institute and a clinician-scientist with the KGH Research Institute, has identified a simpler, faster and lower-cost approach to diagnostic testing that could rapidly improve...

The construction for the second MRI as it appears from King Street

February 15, 2019

Construction for second MRI hits key milestones

Driving along King Street, along the back of our Kingston General Hospital site, it may not be immediately obvious to spot the major changes happening inside KHSC’s Diagnostic Imaging department. However, behind the grey exterior walls, a major...

A member of our Facilities team monitors the equipment in our Kidd 2 mechanical room. Many of these spaces at our two hospitals sites, have recently or will soon undergo upgrades thanks to the Hospital Infrastructure Renewal Fund.

February 5, 2019

KHSC receives $6.8 million for infrastructure upgrades

Some important construction is now underway at KHSC, thanks to a major funding boost from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. KHSC has received more than $6.8 million in funding from the Hospital Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF) and another...

Dr. Maria del Pilar Vélez and nurse Tracey Froess have been named the winners of the 2018 Exceptional Healer Award

January 29, 2019

Masters in the art of listening

Putting patients and families at the centre of their care has earned nurse Tracey Froess and Dr. Maria del Pilar Vélez Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s (KHSC) 2018 Exceptional Healer Awards. Froess and Dr. Vélez were among 22 nurses and physicians...

In his pilot role as Mental Health Nurse Navigator in the ED, Richard Cook, right, works closely with Social Worker Sarina Cormier, left, and other members of the ED team to speed up treatment and reduce wait times for patients with mental health emergencies.

January 29, 2019

Mental Health pilot project improving flow, capacity in Emergency Dept

As the volume of people presenting with a mental health crisis steadily ramps up in the Emergency Department (ED) at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), a new pilot project aimed at managing capacity and improving flow for these patients is...

Senior Hematology Technologist Suzanne Torgerson, is being recognized for her 45 years of service with KHSC

January 22, 2019

Reflecting on 45 years of service

The year is 1973. Construction has begun on the CN Tower and the technology behind Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has just been developed. It’s also the year Dr. Paul Manley and Suzanne Torgerson began their health-care careers in Kingston. On...

More than 2,500 items were donated as part of this year's annual coat drive

January 22, 2019

Annual Coat Drive spreads warmth this winter

Kingston Health Science's Centre's (KHSC) mission to compassionately care for others has translated into a warmer winter for hundreds in our community this year. By the time the annual Hotel Dieu Hospital/St. Mary’s Cathedral Winter Coat Drive...