Taking infection control to the dogs

Infection Control Practitioner digs into canine scent detection and more to help keep patients safe

Activist. Advocate. Innovator. Meghan Engbretson fits all three categories but the advocate role best fits the Infection Control Practitioner whose activities speak loudly for patients and safe health care.

With COVID-19 setting a hectic pace for the infection control team at Kingston...

First long-term care workers in the southeast get their COVID-19 vaccines

Yesterday, the first long-term care workers in southeastern Ontario received their initial doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at KHSC

“I have never in my life been so excited or thankful to receive a vaccine,” says Nanette Isaac, a registered nurse at Extendicare in Kingston, who was the first long-term care worker in the region to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “This gives me tremendous hope, and confidence that I am doing...

Innovative virtual care program brings complex medical support into the homes of patients

Pandemic accelerates deployment of program - Minimizes hospital visits for high-risk patients

Cristiano, 7, has been using a ventilator since he was six months old.

When he was able to go home from the hospital for the first time at about 18 months of age, Cristiano’s parents were excited but afraid. They would become his frontline health-care team, monitoring his needs and...

KHSC Laboratory Services receive four year accreditation

KHSC patients ultimately benefit from this strong commitment to safety and quality

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) laboratory services has received full accreditation for another four-year period.

“Achieving these results was a collaborative effort by all laboratory staff, as well as departments across KHSC, and speaks to the wide engagement of stakeholders that...

More people accessing online psychotherapy from KHSC

Expansion of effective treatment option is helping people overcome barriers to the mental health care they need

Over 200 people in the Kingston area struggling with anxiety and depression have enrolled in a free, nine- to 12-week online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) program through Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s (KHSC) Mental Health and Addiction program.

“This online program is making it...

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Booked outpatient appointments continue as usual during stay-at-home order

News / General

January 15th, 2021

By Gary Buffett

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) reminds the public that accessing health care services remains an essential activity during the Ontario stay-at-home order.

Our priority remains providing acute and critical care, including scheduled outpatient appointments that continue as usual at this time. If a booked clinic appointment needs to be rescheduled,...Read more

Kingston Health Sciences Centre patient leader Kate Griffin wins national award from Children’s Healthcare Canada

News / General

November 23rd, 2020

By Maclaine Clark

Children’s Healthcare Canada has named Kingston’s own Kate Griffin as the winner of the 2020 Patient and Family Leadership award in recognition of her dedication to improving the patient and family experience for those accessing pediatric health care in Canada.

Griffin has been a member of the Kingston Health Sciences...Read more

Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s Dr. Kirk Leifso recognized with COVID Leadership Award

News / General / Pediatric Care

November 16th, 2020

By Maclaine Clark

The Pediatric Chairs of Canada (PCC) have announced that Dr. Kirk Leifso of Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is a recipient of their inaugural COVID Leadership Award. Dr. Leifso is Kingston’s only pediatric infectious disease expert, and is being recognized for his ongoing commitment to patients, colleagues and residents during the...Read more

Remembering Sister Rosemarie Kugel, a mission champion who always led from the heart

News / General

November 11th, 2020

We regret to announce that Sister Rosemarie Kugel, Religious Hospitaller of Saint Joseph (RHSJ) of the Hotel Dieu Hospital, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 10. She passed away at Providence Motherhouse here in Kingston.

Many staff, volunteers, physicians, RHSJ Associates and alumnae of the HDH St. Joseph’s School of Nursing will...Read more