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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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KGH President and CEO Leslee Thompson makes a few comments and thanked the event sponsors, Lovell Drugs, Honeywell and KCCU for their support.

October 2, 2013

KGH celebrates its 175th Anniversary

It's not every day a hospital in Canada turns 175 years old, so on September 25 Kingston General Hospital held a special event to mark our impressive anniversary. About 300 people gathered in Macdonald Memorial Park for guest speakers, a short video...

First Capping Ceremony (1948).

September 27, 2013

KGH: 175 years of caring - Capping Ceremony: A symbolic milestone

The nurse's cap distinguished the trained nurse from her predecessors and marked her education and skill. According to historian Tina Bates, it represented "respectability, femininity, and service," with its military, religious, and academic...

Peng-Sang Cau, one of three new KGH Board members joining the board this year, learns about some of the IT infrastructure projects completed recently.

September 27, 2013

KGH Board of Directors gives high praise to staff during board orientation session

Members of our Board of Directors got a special behind-the-scenes look at Kingston General Hospital in action last week. As part of a two-day orientation and education session, the board members met with staff, went on tours and took in presentations...

X-Ray Print (1896)

September 27, 2013

KGH: 175 years of caring - The arrival of X-ray technology

X-rays first made their appearance in Kingston on February 17, 1896, when the Weekly Whig reported that Captain John Bray Cochrane (1860-1946), Professor of Physics and Chemistry at the Royal Military College, had taken an x-ray image of the hand of...

V28 P-42.1, Queen's Picture Collection, Queen's University Archives

September 11, 2013

KGH: 175 years of caring - Dr. Walter T. Connell

Dr. Walter T. Connell (1873-1964), a graduate of Queen's Medical College, was appointed to the position of Pathologist at KGH and Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology at Queen's University in 1895. He established the Department of Pathology and...

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...