It was love at first rotation for nephrologist Dr. Jocelyn Garland.
“I trained at Western University and nephrology was my first rotation as an intern just out of medical school. I don’t know there was just something about nephrology. Everything I did after that first rotation didn’t really compare,” recalled...Read more
Patients in the Quinte region will soon benefit from more complex kidney care closer to home thanks to new funding announced by the Provincial government today. MPP for the Bay of Quinte, Todd Smith and MPP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington Daryl Kramp announced that the government of Ontario has approved...Read more
Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) will be able to provide dialysis care to a larger number of patients, closer to home, thanks to a major donation announced today by the Provincial Government.
Hastings-Lennox and Addington MPP Daryl Kramp and Robin Martin, Parliamentary Assistant to Health Minister Christine Elliott, visited KHSC’s...Read more
Retired Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer John Hill is a passionate man. He cares deeply for his friends and family. He believes in the positive impact policing can have on communities. As a status member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, he also speaks lovingly about his culture...Read more
In a conference room full of patients, families and health-care providers, a hush falls over the crowd as one by one special guests are called to the podium and presented with a medal and certificate honouring them for a selfless act. This ceremony, the first of its kind within hospital...Read more
Beginning on Monday, April 30 the Burr Wing entrance on King Street will be re-opened for access. Patients, visitors and staff will be able to resume access to the Burr Wing from King Street as well do patient drop off at this entrance.
In addition, traffic flow along O'Kill Street will...Read more
Thanks to valuable feedback from our patients, the blood collection room in our Burr Wing has now been relocated to a new and bigger space. Patients receiving treatment for cancer or a kidney disease are now directed to this new room when they need to provide a blood sample for lab testing....Read more
Over the years, KGH Patient Experience Advisor Karen Nicole Smith has spent her fair share of time in the hospital. But thanks to a dialysis machine that she can use in her home, she’s been given back the valuable gift of time. Now many more KGH patients, who like her...Read more