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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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The project allows patients designated as needing an alternate level of care to transition out of the hospital to a more appropriate environment

October 30, 2018

Innovative pilot project receives funding for second year

An innovative pilot program between Bayshore HealthCare and Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has received funding to operate for a second year after demonstrating improved outcomes for patients who are transitioning out of the hospital and back...

Dr. Jocelyn Garland recently received a Specialist of the Year award from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

October 29, 2018

KHSC physician recognized for significant contributions in providing outstanding care

Dr. Jocelyn Garland, a physician at Kingston Health Sciences Centre and associate professor at Queen’s University was recently recognized for providing outstanding care to her patients and the community with a prestigious Specialist of the Year award...

October 26, 2018

Kingston home to new Lyme disease research network

Kingston, an epicentre of Lyme disease, is now home to a new multidisciplinary research network that will bring together scientists, physicians, and patients to further investigate the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of this tick-borne illness...

The ED at KHSC's KGH site

October 23, 2018

ED pilot project helps meet patient demand during Homecoming

It was a typically busy weekend in the Emergency Department (ED) at Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s KGH site as a result of Homecoming celebrations in Kingston, however a new pilot project made sure that patients continued to quickly access the...

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October 23, 2018

New research network to focus on Lyme Disease

For the past several years, Kingston has been classified as an endemic region for Lyme disease. It is now also home to a new multidisciplinary research network that will bring together scientists, physicians, and patients to further investigate the...

Coats will be collected through the annual drive to help people in our community stay warm this winter

October 22, 2018

KHSC launches annual Coat Drive

With colder days around the corner, KHSC has kicked-off a beloved Mission tradition at our HDH site: collecting coats and accessories to help people in our community stay warmer and healthier this winter. Started in 1997, the Hotel Dieu Hospital Coat...

Father of eight and heart transplant recipient Donnie Brinklow thanks the friends and families of organ and tissue donors at the Fall ceremony

October 2, 2018

Special event honours those who gave the gift of life

Outside the chapel in the Kidd 2 hallway of the Kingston General Hospital site, there is a special glass wall that changes a little bit every year. Known as the Organ and Tissue Donor Memorial Wall, it recognizes those who pursued the opportunity to...

BRA Day is an opportunity to hear directly from breast reconstruction experts and patients who have undergone the experience

September 28, 2018

Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day returning to Kingston October 23

For women who face a breast cancer diagnosis, connecting with others who have gone through a similar experience and learning about treatment options is an important step to managing their diagnoses. To help women with this process, the Cancer Centre...

Registered nurses Erin Lowry and Morag Mercer, and nursing student Paige Blanchard on Kidd 6 gather with Silvie Crawford, Executive Vice-president and Chief Nursing Executive of Patient Care Programs at KHSC to discuss what it means to be designated a Best Practice Spotlight Organization. Kidd 6 will be the first team to implement best practice guidelines related to the designation –- starting in Oct. with guidelines for preventing falls and dealing with pressure injuries.

September 18, 2018

Best practices in providing care

If Silvie Crawford, Executive Vice-president and Chief Nursing Executive of Patient Care Programs had to choose two characteristics that unite people working in health care, she would pick the enjoyment of working with patients and the thirst for...