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It's as sure a sign as any that spring has arrived. Construction crews have taken over Okill Street as they prepare to begin the second phase of the City of Kingston's project to replace the roads and sewers around Kingston General Hospital. The work...
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...
It may seem like a small part of the overall care we provide for our patients, but a hospital identification band is one of the most important tools we have to keep our patients safe. That's why KGH is launching an education blitz to remind our staff...
Beginning a conversation with patients diagnosed with a progressive life-limiting illness is challenging, distressing and unsettling for the patient, their family, caregivers and health care providers. However, having these conversations has been...
It's been just over three months since we shared the news that Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital had agreed to integrate and create a new academic health sciences centre. Since then, teams at both hospitals have been focused on the...
This year's Simulation Olympics were a bigger event than ever. Nineteen teams and 85 participants competed last week. The action took place over three days at the Clinical Simulation Centre in the new Queen's School of Medicine building. Over 25
Making the decision to quit smoking and remain smoke-free is not easy. Nicotine is an extremely addictive substance. But research shows that having the support of a health-care practitioner can significantly increase success rates. "When a patient is...
Kingston Geneeral Hospital has passed a new smoking policy and it contains changes everyone should know about. Starting on Monday, Oct. 1, smoking will be prohibited in or on all KGH owned and operated premises and facilities. But it will be...
As COVID-19 continues to separate patients and loved ones due to hospital visiting restrictions, Elizabeth Leonard found a way to be with her dying mother, a crucial and profound time that the virus did not steal from her thanks to the power of...
Outside the chapel in the Kidd 2 hallway of the Kingston General Hospital site, there is a special glass wall that changes a little bit every year. Known as the Organ and Tissue Donor Memorial Wall, it recognizes those who pursued the opportunity to...
