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As the trauma centre for southeastern Ontario, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is expecting the Victoria Day long weekend to kick off a busier time of year for its care teams.
With unprecedented patient volumes in the Emergency Department (ED) at Kingston General Hospital (KGH) and the Urgent Care Centre (UCC) at Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is asking the community for support to ensure...
It was a typically busy weekend in the Emergency Department (ED) at Kingston Health Sciences Centre's KGH site as a result of Homecoming celebrations in Kingston, however a new pilot project made sure that patients continued to quickly access the...
As the old saying goes, 'practice makes perfect,' but in a busy environment like Kingston Health Sciences Centre's (KHSC) Emergency Department (ED), simulation training is serving another very important role. "I am passionate about medical simulation...
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...
Having celebrated Kingston General Hospital's 175th birthday back in 2013 most people know that we're an organization with a rich history. But another important milestone was recently commemorated at KGH that recognized our role in the foundation of...
To better meet the needs of the growing number of patients, the Hospital Board appealed to the community in 1892 for funds to construct a women's hospital, a proper laundry, and an up-to-date surgical facility. Construction of the Doran Building, the...
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 academi
On the morning of Christmas Eve in 1897, fire broke out in the St. George's Ward of the then 35-year-old Watkins wing. One of the orderlies, preparing the wax to polish the floors, spilled turpentine on an open flame, igniting the fire. The fire hydr...
In December 1889, the Hospital Board resolved that, "...a new building be erected for the Hospital to be connected with the Main Building by a covered corridor with accommodation for infectious diseases, for the Superintendent, for the Nurses and als...