KHSC becomes North America’s premier centre for advanced endoscopy procedures

When most people hear the word endoscopy, they think of a small camera that fits down a patient’s throat and is used to examine and diagnose issues in the esophagus or stomach. However, over the last couple of years Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has become the North American leader in a...

KHSC is getting people home sooner after hip and knee replacement surgeries

Process improvements have helped reduce the length of time patients stay in the hospital after scheduled joint surgeries by nearly 50 per cent

Dr. Bob Connelly isn’t usually on the receiving end of care at KHSC. As the medical director of the pediatrics program, he usually spends his days caring for KHSC’s youngest patients.

After finding out he needed surgery and waiting nine months for a total hip replacement surgery, in...

Handcrafted donations aim to make a difference for patients undergoing cancer treatment

Wooden wig stands can be taken home and used for wig and hat placement

Dealing with cancer treatment and the side effects that it can lead to – including hair loss – can be a difficult time for a person to go through. Recognizing the impact that a cancer diagnosis can have on self-esteem, a local wood turners club decided they wanted to put their skills to use and...

How simulation training is improving patient care at KHSC

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 and how we can use it to improve the...

Radiology and Cardiology at KHSC team up to provide patient care closer to home

Partnership results in a 230 per cent increase in cardiac service cases imaged at KHSC

A collaboration between radiology and cardiology is helping patients who may be at risk for heart disease receive timely and efficient care closer to home. With a unified goal of providing the best patient care possible, both departments committed to reviving a cardiac imaging group that focuses...

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KHSC and Providence Care seek comments on changes to Covid-19 practices

News / Patient Care

May 25th, 2023

By G. Buffett

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and Providence Care are announcing their intention to proceed with the next steps of their measured step-down approach to COVID-19.

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, both hospital organizations introduced measures including masking, physical distancing and visitor restrictions. Over the last three years these...Read more

People of KHSC: Alex Paudyn

News / Patient Care / Patient & family Centred Care / Surgical Care

May 15th, 2023

By Nikki Jhutti

Right above Alex Paudyn’s KHSC ID badge you’ll find a pin that says “I’ve got your back” and she means every single word.

As a patient care assistant with the orthopedic surgical unit, she mainly assists and sets patients up for success with daily living activities.

“Everything from personal hygiene...Read more

People of KHSC: Lindsay MacDougall

News / Patient Care / Children’s Health / Patient & family Centred Care / Obstetrical Care / Pediatric Care

May 5th, 2023

By Nikki Jhutti

To say Lindsay MacDougall adores being a midwife would be the understatement of the year.

Even after 17 years in the field, her passion for the profession is still going strong.

“I’m so proud of the work midwives do in our community and at KHSC. I actually can’t stop smiling...Read more

Queen’s and KHSC launch clinical trial of psilocybin therapy to treat alcohol use disorder

News / Research

April 25th, 2023

Researchers at Queen’s University and Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) will soon begin recruiting patients to study the efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapy for the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD). The Phase 2b clinical trial, sponsored by Clairvoyant Therapeutics, will assess whether motivational enhancement therapy and the use of psilocybin...Read more