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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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Work to replace infrastructure under George Street will begin in late May or early June

Tentative schedule for City road work

The weather is warming up and soon road construction season will be upon us. This year it will have a greater impact on Kingston General Hospital as the City of Kingston will begin a project to replace the infrastructure under most of the streets...

With the help of some Patient Experience Advisors, KGH has been working hard to make sure our hospital is as accessible as possible.

KGH receives top accessibility award

Kingston General Hospital is widely regarded as a role model for hospitals looking to implement patient- and family-centred care initiatives. Now we are also getting that nod for our work in the area of accessibility. Earlier this month we were...

As part of the project, all of the existing grey wayfinding signs will be replaced in our busiest traffic areas starting this summer.

New internal wayfinding ready to go

If you work or volunteer at Kingston General Hospital, it’s safe to say you’re likely asked for directions from time to time. Well, some work is now getting under way that will help patients, families and staff find their way around the hospital...

(L-R) Debbie Dumerton-Shore, Dr. Joel Parlow, Jessica McCourt, and Dr. René Allard are part of a ground breaking study investigating the use of Aspirin to protect the heart after surgery.

KGH researchers part of groundbreaking discovery

Kingston General Hospital and Queen’s University researchers are part of a groundbreaking international study that has shown that starting – or continuing – to take Aspirin before non-cardiac surgery as a way to protect the heart after surgery is...

An auditor in our Emergency Department keeps an eye on staff hand hygiene practices. Hand hygiene is one of the keys to controlling the spread of infections such as C. difficile.

KGH now a provincial standout in preventing C. difficile infections

It wasn’t so long ago that KGH was known for our struggles to prevent the spread of C. difficile infections (CDI) in our hospital. But a lot has changed over the last few years, and the latest numbers show KGH is performing very well on this...

KGH's Preferred Accommodations Clerks will be speaking to staff across the hospital about improvements to help make sure patients are placed in the type of room they ask for.

Supporting patient accommodation requests

The patient’s room is an important part of their experience here at Kingston General Hospital. That’s why the hospital is making improvements to its preferred accommodation process, to help make sure patients are placed in the type of room they ask...

Harlem Globetrotter Anthony "Buckets" Blakes visited KGH's Pediatrics unit before a game at the K-Rock Centre.

Raising spirits; Harlem Globetrotters visit KGH

Children in our Pediatrics unit on Kidd 10 received a tall treat last week when Anthony "Buckets" Blakes from the Harlem Globetrotters stopped by to say hello and perform a few tricks for the kids and their families. Blakes and the rest of the team...

KGH’s Ventilator Equipment Pool on Gardiners Road will be providing the new device to patients across the province.

New provincial ventilator service available through KGH

The simple act of clearing your throat or coughing is second nature to most, but for people with long-term disabilities or illnesses that require mechanical ventilation, it can be difficult or even impossible. But, come April 1, eligible patients...

KGH’s Medicine Rocks team was our hospital’s biggest fundraiser at the relay last year, bringing in almost $7,000.

KGH teams getting ready to raise money for cancer care

This June, enthusiastic Kingston General Hospital staff members will be up all night walking the track at the Royal Military College. It’s all part of the annual Relay for Life fundraiser, a collaboration between the Canadian Cancer Society, KGH and...