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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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(From left) VP People Services and Organizational Effectiveness Shannon Graham, Volunteer Marion Atack, Volunteer Shirley Abramsky, CEO Leslee Thompson and Auxiliary President Jennie Raymond at a special service recognition event

October 31, 2014

Two volunteers celebrate a half century at KGH

Two of KGH’s longest serving volunteers were celebrated recently. Marion Atack and Shirley Abramsky have been at KGH for 50 years and 55 years respectively. In a special event, the two received their service milestone pins and a special thanks for...

New signs in the Emergency Department to direct patients who may be at risk of having Ebola.

October 28, 2014

Ebola: New training and protective equipment ready for hospital staff

Even though Kingston is half a world away from the epicentre of the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak, preparations are going strong at our hospital to get ready, just in case. “Even though the likelihood of having a confirmed case of Ebola at KGH is...

Staff at Kingston General Hospital work together in pairs and train on how to properly use enhanced personal protective equipment.

October 17, 2014

Ebola: KGH is prepared

Kingston General Hospital (KGH) has been designated by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MoHLTC) as one of ten hospitals across Ontario to serve as a referral hospital to treat confirmed Ebola cases. This means that patients with a confirmed...

Proud parents Jamin and Natalie George with their baby girl, born via water birth at Kingston General Hospital, on August 29, 2014.

September 16, 2014

In-hospital water birth is the latest patient-centred care initiative at KGH

When Natalie George recently delivered a healthy eight pound, 10 ounce baby girl via water birth at Kingston General Hospital (KGH), the hospital became one of the few hospitals in Canada – and the first and only academic, tertiary, complex-care...

Interprofessional staff have been busy putting the final touches on the Intensive Transitional Treatment Program (ITTP) that will run out of the bright and welcoming space on Burr 4.

September 12, 2014

New mental health program launches

After months of careful planning, a new program has launched this week for patients in our Mental Health Program. It’s called the Intensive Transitional Treatment Program (ITTP) and it’s all about supporting vulnerable patients soon after they are...

September 9, 2014

Roger Deeley elected to Royal Society of Canada

Roger Deeley, President of the Kingston General Hospital Research Institute and Vice-Dean, Research, Queen’s Faculty of Health Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Peer-selected fellowship in the Royal Society is one of...

KGH’s only MRI machine is housed on Kidd 1 where it runs at full capacity trying to keep up with high demand. A second hospital MRI would help cut wait times and improve the quality of care.

September 2, 2014

Campaign launched for new MRI machine

A Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine is one of the most technologically advanced pieces of equipment in the hospital. It supports the care of all types of patients, ranging from complex cancer, cardiac and pediatric patients, to the hockey player who...

September 2, 2014

UHKF unveils new fundraising event

For three decades, the annual Black Tie Evening was a signature way for people in the community to come out and support Kingston General Hospital. But this year, the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) is excited to put something new on...

Construction crews are making good time installing new sewer pipes all the way up George Street.

August 27, 2014

City road construction to hit Stuart Street

If you work or have appointments anywhere on the east side of Kingston General Hospital, the sound construction has likely become the background soundtrack of your life. The good news is that the noise means progress, as construction crews work their...