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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 Board Chair David O'Toole (left) and UHKF staff (right) accept a donation from MacDougall Insurance and Finance (centre)

McDougall Insurance and Financial contributes to KHSC Redevelopment

In their first major donation to the Kingston hospitals, McDougall Insurance and Financial has committed a gift of $25,000 to support the next round of renewal at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). “We are pleased to make this commitment to KHSC...

KGH Auxiliary President Sandra Fletcher (centre) to Elizabeth Bardon, KHSC VP of Missions, Strategy and Communication (left) and David O’Toole, Chair of KHSC Board of Directors (right)

KGH Auxiliary makes huge annual donation

The KGH Auxiliary had another busy year running services at our hospital, including the Auxiliary Cafe, Gift Shop and Tuck Shop. As a result, the group made another huge donation to our hospital at it’s annual general meeting this week. This year’s...

As part of our efforts to become more bilingual we recently translated our Patient Guide Book and sections of our website into French

New French language options now available for patients and families

As you scroll around our hospital website, you may notice a new feature in the top right hand corner of certain pages. Some of the site’s more popular sections are now available in French. This includes the Patients, Families and Visitors section as...

Dr. Genèvieve Digby meets with a team to discuss a care plan for a patient visiting the clinic immediately after being diagnosed with lung cancer

Clinic improving wait times for patients with lung cancer

Learning that you have cancer and then waiting to hear about a treatment plan is a period of time fraught with anxiety and questions for many patients. However, a new multidisciplinary clinic for patients with lung cancer is working to eliminate that...

Dr. Christopher Booth

Study compares cancer drug cost, benefit

The pricing of cancer drugs appears to have no relationship to their effectiveness, a new study from KGH Research Institute clinician scientist Christopher Booth shows. The review reveals that the most expensive drugs were not the most beneficial....

Dr. Damon Dagnone and resident Dr. Aaron Ruberto take a look at the new online system that will be used to provide feedback to residents

Education model being rolled out for medical residents at KHSC

In just over a month, Kingston Health Sciences Centre will be welcoming about 130 new medical residents. Once they arrive, they will be spending the next several years with us, completing their training to become full physicians while helping care...

Jim Flett and George Thomson review some documents in the board room.

KGH This Year - 2016-17

We talked about how many of our clinical services and other operations already spanned both sites and how together we could do more to make the most of our resources, and even attract new talent and funding to our region. We decided to take the bold...

Dr. D.J. Cook, a neurosurgeon at KHSC demonstrates how the neuronavigation system works.

KGH Auxiliary purchases new surgical equipment

Surgical teams at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) now have the latest technology at their fingertips when performing delicate brain and spine surgeries. Two new neuronavigation systems are now in place in the Operating Rooms at Kingston...

Janet Giroux, Nurse Practitioner and co-lead of the clinic, meets with patients twice a month

New clinic helping cancer patients in need of support

Cancer treatment can help improve the quality and longevity of your life, but sometimes the treatment can have negative effects in other areas. One area that is often overlooked is the impact it can have on a patient’s sexual health. Now though, a...