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The inspiration for the latest piece of fine art donated to our hospital came during a windswept walk on a winter day. "As I was trudging along Bloor Street in Toronto to the studio I was working at, it occurred to me that the scene would make a...
A new set of signs are being installed around the hospital to remind everyone not to smoke near our main entrances. They are in response to feedback from our patients and families, staff and volunteers who are concerned about the number of people who...
Preventing patients from falling is a safety priority at hospitals everywhere and with good reason. As Accreditation Canada points out, a patient fall can result in a serious injury, an increased length of stay and possibly lead to claims of clinical...
The building is done and the brand new cancer care space is officially open. Now it's time to set our sights on the future. "Redevelopment has been a key focus for everyone involved in cancer care at KGH for the last several years. Now it's time
A new prone breast biopsy table has been recently installed at Breast Imaging Kingston (BIK) that helps provide better accuracy, shorter procedures and improved patient comfort for those receiving a breast mammography and biopsy. Known as the Hologic...
A new platform will now help make tracking referrals into the Diagnostic Imaging (DI) department at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) a lot easier for both patients and primary care providers. Known as the Ocean eReferral Network, this...
A new electrocardiogram (ECG) machine is now in place at the Cancer Centre that is helping to improve patient flow, access to technology and resulting in quicker turnaround to diagnostics. Prior to the arrival of this new machine, patients who...
Patients with implanted defibrillators and pacemakers are benefitting from technology that reduces the number of times they have to come to the hospital for treatment. A remote monitoring system called Medtronic CareLink went live at Kingston General...
The Centre Cup coffee kiosk in the Cancer Centre has just gone through a transformation. It has now reopened as a new Tim Hortons location.The switchover brings the company's beverages and baked goods to the lobby of the Burr wing for the first time...
A new service has arrived at Kingston General Hospital that will make finding a translator for any language as easy as picking up the phone. On July 1, KGH introduced a new phone-in translation service called Language Line. This new service gives...
