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It's not often that new technology checks off the big priorities at Kingston Health Sciences Centre all at once but the launch of an advanced digital slit lamp in Ophthalmology is doing exactly that. In an ocular exam, a slit lamp is vital equipment...
Patients coming to Kingston Health Sciences Centre for outpatient care now have access to brightly-colourful fabric masks thanks to the generosity of community members who stitched up 4150 face masks over the last two months. While not considered...
Their exemplary skill in infusing every patient interaction with caring, respect and collaboration has earned neurologist Dr. Lysa Lomax and Registered Practice Nurse Jerry Haffner the 2019 Exceptional Healer Awards. The Awards honour nurses...
Thanks to many generous donations, living our mission of caring for others translated into a warmer winter for hundreds in our community this year. By the time the annual Coat Drive co-sponsored by our Hotel Dieu Hospital site and St. Mary's...
To get a clear picture of what Kingston General Hospital's plans are for next year, all you have to do is check out our latest Annual Corporate Plan. It was recently approved and is now posted on the "Achieving Our Aim" section of our websi
April is Be A Donor month and Kingston Health Sciences Centre is encouraging all staff to learn about the options available to become a donor and help pass on the gift of life. Being a donor can take on many forms. You can register to become an organ...
Beginning on Tuesday January 3rd, 2017, the laneway that leads to the Kingston General Hospital's Armstrong wing entrance off Lower University Avenue will be closed to vehicles as the hospital replaces its oxygen system. This important work will...
A new patient artwork gallery is now on display in Burr 1, right by the elevators in Kingston General Hospital. It features work from patients in our Acute Mental Health Unit and is known as the Expressions Gallery. "This initiative has put art on...
Kingston General Hospital is moving ahead with a new system that will improve the way medications are transported and stored in our patient care areas. At the centre of it all will be some new automated medication dispensing cabinets. "This is a very...
Airports have them. Shopping malls and schools have them. Even golf courses and casinos have them handy. Now Kingston General Hospital has stepped up and installed four Automated External Defibrillators in some of our busiest spaces. "AEDs are specia...