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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. Daren Heyland speaking

November 24, 2016

Patients’ stated values not always reflected in their choices for end of life care, study shows

Nov. 24, 2016 There’s a disconnect between patients’ and families’ stated values about end of life, and the medical treatments they choose when the time comes to make those hard decisions, says a new study by a Kingston General Hospital critical care...

Dr. Stephen Vanner

November 23, 2016

Stephen Vanner receives Queen’s University’s 2016 Excellence in Research prize

The Kingston General Hospital Research Institute congratulates KGHRI clinician scientist Dr. Stephen Vanner on being a recipient of Queen’s University’s 2016 Prize for Excellence in Research. Dr. Vanner is one of five outstanding Queen’s researchers...

Members of the Royal Canadian Legion present their cheques as financial sponsors to members of the KGH Auxiliary

November 14, 2016

KGH Auxiliary launches annual Teddy Bear campaign

The Kingston General Hospital Auxiliary, and its financial partners Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560 and Branch 560 Ladies Auxiliary, today launched its 2016 ‘Show Children You Care’ Teddy Bear Campaign to support the purchase of patient-care...

KGH staff volunteered at Tim Hortons locations during Smile Cookie week

November 3, 2016

Smile Cookie campaign raises over $71,000

The cookies have been sold, the donations have been counted and once again Tim Hortons has wrapped up another successful Smile Cookie campaign. This year the campaign raised over $71,000 to support the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at KGH. The...

Vehicles are asked to use the Armstrong entrance located off of Lower University Ave

October 26, 2016

KGH main entrance closed to vehicles this weekend

Beginning on Thursday, October 27 at 6:00 p.m., the laneway that leads to Kingston General Hospital’s main Kidd-Davies entrance will be closed to vehicles while it undergoes asphalt and concrete repairs. This important work will improve safety as it...

In our region between 14 and 20 per cent of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer will require a mastectomy

October 19, 2016

Improved access to Breast Reconstruction Program in Southeast

A breast cancer diagnosis can be a life-changing experience and now Kingston General Hospital (KGH) and Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH) are providing a new level of support to patients through a more comprehensive breast reconstruction program that...

Dr. David Pichora meets with members of the community as part of our community engagement plan

October 5, 2016

Share your thoughts on the KGH-Hotel Dieu integration

It’s been just over three months since we shared the news that Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital had agreed to integrate and create a new academic health sciences centre. Since then, teams at both hospitals have been focused on the...

David Maslove

October 3, 2016

Fitness trackers have potential for patient monitoring in hospital, research shows

David Maslove, a clinician scientist and intensive care specialist with the Kingston General Hospital Research Institute, has published new research that suggests that commercially available fitness trackers provide accurate enough data to be useful...

Jacqueline Howarth, Registration Clerk, hands out a pager to a patient in the Cancer Centre.

September 27, 2016

Pager system supporting cancer patients

What is in a name? For many cancer patients hearing your name called out takes on a new meaning when sitting in a busy waiting room. When the nurse calls you in for your appointment you quickly lose your anonymity in front the other patients...