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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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Nutrition Assistant Melissa Sauve prepares meals for patient's on Davies 5 using a new hand-held tablet that helps her build the patient's meal order.

September 11, 2013

Nutrition Services unveils new look and technology for staff on inpatient floors

The Nutrition Services department at Kingston General Hospital is adding a few new ingredients into its customer service model. Its staff on our inpatient floors are sporting an all-new look while also using some new hand-held technology. The...

Private rooms at KGH c. 1920

September 11, 2013

KGH: 175 years of caring - The Empire Wing

Before the late 19th century, only those who could not afford to be cared for in their homes sought charitable medical care in hospitals; but, as the practice of medicine underwent revolutionary changes in the 19th century, more and more people came...

A recent meeting held to study the next phase of the patient journey through KGH, from admission to discharge to an appropriate destination. From this, ten more improvement cycles were identified and work is now underway to prioritize them.

August 30, 2013

Solving Gridlock: Teams working to improve patient flow across our hospital

Solving gridlock remains one of Kingston General Hospital's top priorities and work has been underway all summer behind the scenes to come up with some innovative and lasting solutions. The journey began in earnest back in May when a group of 75...

A commemorative postcard representing Kingston General Hospital Nurses' Home, 1908.

August 30, 2013

KGH: 175 years of caring - The Ann Baillie building

The Kingston General Hospital established its training school for nurses in 1886 and the first class graduated in 1888. The nurses-in-training were originally given accommodation in the Watkins Wing, but the expansion of the program quickly...

Patient Experience Advisor Angela Morin looks over some of the materials now available in the new resource centre located in the Burr Wing lobby.

August 21, 2013

New Resource Centre offers support to patients and families living with cancer

The cancer journey can be stressful and confusing. Now there is a new support in place at The Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario at Kingston General Hospital to help patients and their families find information that can help them better understand...

Members of the classes of 1905 and 1906 were among some of the first graduates of the KGH School of Nursing. The young women spent their own money to capture this moment for posterity. (Photo: KGH Archives) (Right) KGH School of Nursing Medal, 1888. (Photo: Museum of Health Care)

August 21, 2013

KGH: 175 years of caring - School of Nursing

By the 1880's antiseptic practices had been adopted and the surgical field was expanding. As medical care became more specialized and complex, its practitioners began to realize the immense benefit that trained nurses had to play in improving patient...

Quicker testing procedures help to identify positive results.

August 14, 2013

Efforts to combat C. difficile are working

Controlling the spread of infections is a constant challenge for hospitals. Here at Kingston General Hospital, we've made great progress to reduce them over the past year - and that means a safer environment for patients and staff. Our total number...

A proponent of antisepsis, Dr. Kenneth N. Fenwick's contributions were instrumental in advancing surgical and medical training at Kingston General Hospital during the mid-late 19th century. (c.1896)

August 14, 2013

KGH: 175 years of caring - Dr. Kenneth Neander Fenwick

Dr. Kenneth Neander Fenwick (1852 - 1896) was born and raised in Kingston. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Queen's University in 1871, he earned his medical degree at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons at Kingston. In 1873, he...

Climb on board: More buses than ever will soon be stopping in front of KGH

KGH partners with Kingston Transit

You may have noticed the stylish new bus stops that Kingston Transit put up on Stuart Street recently. They are part of a bigger plan to get more people riding the bus to and from Kingston General Hospital. To get things rolling next month, the...