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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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Plumber Frank Dereu operates an electronic control that improves efficiency.

November 11, 2014

KGH wins two awards for going green

Despite operating in some of the oldest hospital facilities in the country, Kingston General Hospital is being recognized for being one of the most energy efficient acute care hospitals in Canada. Last week at the Ontario Hospital Association’s...

Former patient Mya and her parents Amy and Chris Healey helped launch this year's Teddy Bear campaign. Mya spent 22 days in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after she was born prematurely.

November 10, 2014

Auxiliary launches Teddy Bear Campaign

It’s Teddy Bear time at Kingston General Hospital once again. This week, the KGH Auxiliary officially launched their annual fundraising campaign at an event in the Watkins lobby. The goal is to help KGH purchase new specialized equipment for patients...

Ministry of Labour inspectors travelled to KGH to check over all of our Ebola preparations.

November 4, 2014

KGH passes provincial inspection of our Ebola preparations with flying colours

The flurry of activity surrounding preparations for potential Ebola cases at Kingston General Hospital has paid off. Ministry of Labour inspectors came to KGH last week to inspect all of the protocols in place and were very pleased with their...

KGH Patient Experience Advisors Marla Rosen and Barb Girard speak with staff at a program council meeting.

November 4, 2014

KGH wins big Patient Safety Award

We all know that Patient- and Family-Centred Care (PFCC) improves the patient experience, but Kingston General Hospital is now being recognized for how the initiative is also improving safety in our hospital. The Canadian Patient Safety Institute...

(From left) VP People Services and Organizational Effectiveness Shannon Graham, Volunteer Marion Atack, Volunteer Shirley Abramsky, CEO Leslee Thompson and Auxiliary President Jennie Raymond at a special service recognition event

October 31, 2014

Two volunteers celebrate a half century at KGH

Two of KGH’s longest serving volunteers were celebrated recently. Marion Atack and Shirley Abramsky have been at KGH for 50 years and 55 years respectively. In a special event, the two received their service milestone pins and a special thanks for...

New signs in the Emergency Department to direct patients who may be at risk of having Ebola.

October 28, 2014

Ebola: New training and protective equipment ready for hospital staff

Even though Kingston is half a world away from the epicentre of the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak, preparations are going strong at our hospital to get ready, just in case. “Even though the likelihood of having a confirmed case of Ebola at KGH is...

Staff at Kingston General Hospital work together in pairs and train on how to properly use enhanced personal protective equipment.

October 17, 2014

Ebola: KGH is prepared

Kingston General Hospital (KGH) has been designated by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MoHLTC) as one of ten hospitals across Ontario to serve as a referral hospital to treat confirmed Ebola cases. This means that patients with a confirmed...

Proud parents Jamin and Natalie George with their baby girl, born via water birth at Kingston General Hospital, on August 29, 2014.

September 16, 2014

In-hospital water birth is the latest patient-centred care initiative at KGH

When Natalie George recently delivered a healthy eight pound, 10 ounce baby girl via water birth at Kingston General Hospital (KGH), the hospital became one of the few hospitals in Canada – and the first and only academic, tertiary, complex-care...

Interprofessional staff have been busy putting the final touches on the Intensive Transitional Treatment Program (ITTP) that will run out of the bright and welcoming space on Burr 4.

September 12, 2014

New mental health program launches

After months of careful planning, a new program has launched this week for patients in our Mental Health Program. It’s called the Intensive Transitional Treatment Program (ITTP) and it’s all about supporting vulnerable patients soon after they are...