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After seven years as the President and CEO of Kingston General Hospital, Leslee Thompson is saying goodbye this month to KGH. She starts her new role as the CEO of Accreditation Canada on February 1. To help celebrate her many accomplishments, two...
Home to one of the country's top 40 research hospitals and a world-renowned university, Kingston has long been recognized as an important centre for health research in Canada. That reputation is reaching new heights with the opening of the W.J...
In a big and busy hospital like Kingston General Hospital, it's not easy for front line staff to get away from their areas to attend the traditional "town hall" sessions with the CEO, and most people don't like speaking their mind and asking pro
Dr. Daren Heyland and his research team at the Kingston General Hospital Clinical Evaluation Research Unit (CERU) received a grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to advance research into meeting the nutrition needs of high risk...
It is estimated that in 2020 about 1,350 women in Canada will be diagnosed with cervical cancer, and about 410 will die from the disease. The most effective way to find cervical cancer early, when treatment is most effective, is with regular pap...
Two years ago, Kingston Health Sciences Centre's (KHSC) medicine program experienced a significant spike in the number of people admitted to its Kingston General Hospital (KGH) site with conditions related to opioid addiction. "We were overwhelmed...
More and more, people are putting aside the pens and paper in our emergency department to jump onto nearby computer terminals instead. Phase two of the Emergency Department Information System, or EDIS, has just gone live at Kingston General Hospital...
A trip to the hospital can be an experience filled with stress and uncertainty. But for some of the youngest people we care for, the experience can be downright scary. Thats' where KGH's Child Life Specialists come in. "We're always tr
The children's cancer unit at the Kingston General Hospital (KGH) site is feeling extra loved today as a result of some kind and thoughtful community members. This past week, both Robbie and Tori separately provided gifts to help benefit children who...
The construction work on the roads around Kingston General Hospital is now rolling closer to the finish line. Work crews have finished installing new water and sewer pipes underground and, at the surface level, they have poured new sidewalks and...
