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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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KHSC joins partnership to tackle racism in the region

KHSC has partnered with a group of municipal, institutional, educational, and business leaders to raise awareness about racism in Kingston. This partnership supports KHSC’s strategic direction to advance equity, inclusion and diversity and address...

Orlana Bourgoin is standing in a hallway at the Kingston General Hospital site, looking directly in the camera. She has long, wavy, blonde hair, blue eyes and is wearing a bright green tank top. Her upper left arm is covered in flower tattoos.

People of KHSC: Orlana Bourgoin

Working in health care is a rewarding experience, but it’s no secret, it can also be physically and mentally stressful. That’s why one of our main goals at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is fostering a positive workplace, by enhancing the...

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Superhero Day returns to KHSC

To the delight of patients, families and hospital staff, a squad of caped crusaders from Elite Window Cleaning returned to Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) to lift the spirits of children receiving care throughout Kingston General Hospital site...

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KHSC '23/24 by the numbers

Did you know Kingston Health Sciences Centre is the beating heart of specialized acute and complex care in our region, providing the highest-level of care for all of southeastern Ontario? From Belleville to Brockville, to Napanee, Perth, Smiths Falls...

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Southeastern Ontario hospitals awarded $1M to explore Artificial Intelligence in reducing physician administrative burden

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), MD Financial Management Inc. (MD) and Scotiabank have awarded $1 million to Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and it’s hospital partners, through the Health Care Unburdened Grant program, to explore the...

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Time: It’s part of what makes KHSC’s acute stroke team tick

We’re kind of a big deal. The last time we checked, Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s Regional Stroke Centre of southeastern Ontario was still the fastest centre - of the 11 in Ontario - to remove clots and restore blood flow to the brain with...

Seven members of the Pride Staff Community Group are standing outside Kingston General Hospital, holding a large Progress Pride banner that says Kingston Health Sciences Centre supports Pride.

Creating safer spaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities

Let’s get loud, let’s get proud! Pride Month may be in June, but there’s a special group of people at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) spreading 2SLGBTQIA+ love all year round. Meet the Pride Staff Community Group. “Navigating identity can be a...

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Beading and conversations at the heart of KHSC Indigenous craft circle

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) held its first Indigenous craft circle on June 18, as part of our National Indigenous History Month celebrations. Indigenous crafting has a long and rich history. Passed on from generation to generation, many...

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2024 Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign raises $177,413 for KHSC

Health-care professionals have a big smile on their faces today, after being presented a cheque for $177,413 in support of child and youth mental health programs at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). The money comes from this year’s Tim Hortons...