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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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KHSC volunteer Dave Canty

Blues times two: OPP officer does double duty as KHSC volunteer

Dave Canty is no stranger to wearing blue after 28 years with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and now three years as a volunteer at the KGH site of Kingston Health Sciences Centre. For him, the colour serves one simple but important purpose: it’s...

Andra Fawcett

Helping researchers find out the “whys”

Andra Fawcett survived a major stroke in her early 50s. As she continues her progress to full mobility, she is also taking part in research using the KINARM, a game-changing robotic technology developed at Queen’s University and used in all three of...

Jim Anfield was one of four donors recognized at the Living Kidney Donor ceremony

Inaugural ceremony recognizes donors from the Living Kidney Donor Program

In a conference room full of patients, families and health-care providers, a hush falls over the crowd as one by one special guests are called to the podium and presented with a medal and certificate honouring them for a selfless act. This ceremony...

Dr. Mark Bona (left) and a patient in the Vision Rehabilitation Clinic at the HDH site: the use of visual aids/technologies such as tablets to improve the person's ability to function independently.

Service aims to boost quality of life for people with vision loss

A first-of-its-kind model of care at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has the potential to be life-changing for individuals with vision loss that is untreatable medically, surgically or with standard eyeglasses. The South East Ontario Vision...

Abbott Cardiac Arrhythmias & Heart Failure (CAHF)

Signal success: KHSC pioneers use of new mapping tool for arrhythmia procedure

A brand-new cardiac mapping tool for helping cardiologists more effectively address the most common form of heart arrhythmia is being used for the first time in Canada today at Kingston Health Sciences Centre. The tiny, sensor-enabled device, called...

Dr. Baranchuk (centre) reviews the tool with nurses in KHSC's cardiac sciences unit

KHSC team pioneers diagnostic tool for Lyme-related heart condition

As tick season gets underway, a research team at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is developing a simple tool to help doctors more quickly identify and treat Lyme carditis, a heart problem that has recently been linked to Lyme disease, a...

KHSC Strategy Engagement

KHSC asks community members and partners to weigh in on plans for future

Since September of 2017, teams at KHSC have been working to develop the strategic plan that will guide the day-to-day decision making and future plans of Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) over the next five years. Now, as part of a newest round...

The Rose of Hope organizing committee has made a $500,000 pledge to support breast screening at KHSC

Golfers pledge support for women with breast cancer in our region

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Rose of Hope Tournament and, once again, the women of the Cataraqui Golf and Country Club have chosen to raise funds in support of the programs which support cancer care at the Kingston Health Sciences...

Serious illness conversations benefit patients with life-limiting illness

Serious illness conversations benefit patients with life-limiting illness

Beginning a conversation with patients diagnosed with a progressive life-limiting illness is challenging, distressing and unsettling for the patient, their family, caregivers and health care providers. However, having these conversations has been...