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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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Dr. Gord Boyd meets with patients at the three and 12-month mark after their discharge from the hospital as part of their delirium care

KHSC team first to find possible cause of delirium

A new study out of Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is helping to shed some light on a serious but often misunderstood health condition. Delirium has been shown to have critical long-term impact on the most seriously ill patients, but still has...

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Influenza outbreak declared over at KGH

The outbreak of Influenza at KGH has been declared over. However, influenza is still present within our region. Family members and visitors to patients are asked to delay their visit if you they have had a fever within the last 72 hours or are...

KHSC continues to have some of the best ambulance offload times in the province, ranging between four to six minutes

KHSC has most improved emergency wait-times in Ontario

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has recently seen an impressive jump in rankings for emergency wait-times in Ontario hospitals. KHSC’s overall emergency wait-times have recently improved from 53 to 28 best in the province. When looking at wait...

The Burr Wing entrance on King Street

Notice: Burr Wing entrance

Beginning on Monday, April 30 the Burr Wing entrance on King Street will be re-opened for access. Patients, visitors and staff will be able to resume access to the Burr Wing from King Street as well do patient drop off at this entrance. In addition...

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New developments in patient care, clinical practice and education highlighted at annual Kingston Nursing Research Conference

A new team approach is helping hospital staff better address the needs of patients in Kingston Health Sciences’ KGH Emergency Department who don’t need to be hospitalized but have challenges to be addressed before going home. “It’s made a massive...

Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer tabbed to lead creation of KHSC’s first innovation portfolio

February 27, 2018

‘Creating a culture of innovation’

Despite her recent retirement as the Head of the department of Oncology, it’s been a busy few months for Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer. In December it was announced that she would be invested into the Order of Canada by the Governor General of Canada...

Trillium Gift of Life Network CEO Ronnie Gervais (L) presents the inaugural 'Advocates in Action' award to Shillane Labbett (R)

February 26, 2018

KHSC celebrates local “Advocate in Action” award recipient

In Kingston, over 47 per cent of the community has signed up to be an organ and tissue donor through the Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) which is an impressive feat when compared to the provincial average of 32 per cent. This support from our...

An international physician learning how to use the cardiac mapping system in place at KHSC

February 23, 2018

KHSC hosts international cardiac training program

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) recently hosted a group of physicians from South America who came to learn about the technology and methods we have in place for our complex cardiac cases. This international training session was the first of...

Staff in our inpatient pediatric unit review a patient's PEWS score

February 16, 2018

An opportunity to save young lives

It’s a parent’s worst nightmare; their child is in hospital and suffers a heart attack or stops breathing. A new initiative being rolled out in Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is looking to avoid that by detecting early warning signs of...