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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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The new tap2eat app allows users to order and pay for food and beverages at KGH using their mobile device.

Short on time? Skip the line with a new mobile app

Time is precious, and the last thing someone wants to do is spend their spare few minutes waiting in line. That’s why Nutrition Services, in partnership with Compass, has launched a new mobile app to help you skip the queue at our three Tim Hortons...

Environmental Assistants Ronnie Lott and Melissa Sauve clean all of the surfaces in a patient care room on Kidd 10.

KGH shines in independent cleaning audit

From our Operating Rooms, to our inpatient rooms, to our busy lobbies, Kingston General Hospital recently put our cleaning performance to the test and we came up with some impressive results. Independent auditors from Westech were at KGH for four...

Dr. Daren Heyland

KGHRI ICU specialist to study simple, low-cost nutrient as an aid in cardiac surgery recovery

KINGSTON – A KGHRI clinician-scientist has been awarded $2.9 million to test whether a simple, inexpensive nutrient can improve the recovery of heart surgery patients. The four-year international study, led by Dr. Daren Heyland, will examine the...

Image or Dr. Paula James in her lab.

Closing the gap on bleeding disorders

It’s estimated that there are roughly 35 thousand people in Canada living with some type of inherited bleeding disorder, however it’s believed that most of them aren’t even aware of it. A new online tool, launched this week by a KGH physician is...

Clinician-scientist Dr. Stephen Vanner in his lab at KGH.

KGH gastrointestinal researchers seek local patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

A research team at Kingston General Hospital is looking for local residents interested in taking part in a Canada-wide study of gastrointestinal disease. The Kingston portion of the study, led by Dr. Stephen Vanner, will study the effects of a diet...

The new team will look at improving access to palliative care services.

Local partnership to improve access to palliative care

Facing the challenges of a life-limiting illness is a difficult time for many patients in our area and accessing the services they need to improve their quality of life can be confusing. That is why Kingston General Hospital (KGH) has partnered with...

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Kingston health research tour goes virtual

Every day researchers at KGH are busy working to create breakthrough technologies and innovative solutions aimed at improving the health of millions of people world-wide. This week, we are inviting the Kingston community to learn more about this work...

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KGH researchers to co-lead largest ever Canadian gastrointestinal disease study

Each day millions of Canadians live with pain caused by Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). A new study co-led by researchers at Kingston General Hospital and McMaster University will investigate the relationship between a patient’s diet and the bacteria...

(L to R) Critical Care Physician Dr. Gordon Boyd, Michael Ward from the Trillium Gift of Life Network and KGH Interim CEO Jim Flett stand in front of the new donor wall.

Organ and tissue donors honoured with special new memorial wall

Organ and tissue donations save hundreds of lives across the province each year. Now, KGH has created a special space inside our hospital to recognize our many donors and their families – a new Organ and Tissue Donor Memorial wall located in the Kidd...